TY - BOOK AU - Avnish Kumar TI - Swachh Bharat Mission A Missed Opportunity for the Indian Economy PY - 2018///-08-04 KW - Economics KW - budgeting KW - development KW - economy KW - health KW - Clean india N2 - "On October 2, 2014, the Government of India launched the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) through the country as a national movement. The aim of this campaign is to achieve the vsion of Clean India by October 2, 2019. This mission apart from being a cleanliness drive, is certainly going to give a boost to the Indian economy if planned and executed properly. Health tourism and rural development are some of the areas expected to be positively impacted by this campaign. The estimated cost of this campaign is Rs 1.96 trillion. the study found that the state governments were unable to mobilize funds from corporate businesses under CSR. However, the available ststistics on physical progress of SBM certainly appeared promising to achieve its vision." ER -