A Clean India Would Be The Best Tribute The Nation Could Pay To our revered Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi. This mantra was voiced by our Honourable Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, who guides and motivates us to work relentlessly towards achieving a Swachh Bharat.

Because of his vision and support to the programme, India has recently converted 75 per cent of its villages to the status of open defecation free (ODF) Plus, in which the ODF status is sustained and the village has arrangements to ensure handling of either solid or liquid waste. Recently, our Honourable Prime Minister linked cleanliness to tourism by stressing on world-class levels of hygiene and sanitation in tourist facilities.

It is in this context that the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism under Travel for LIFE Campaign, is planning to bring out the Swachhata Green Leaf Rating System for hospitality facilities such as resorts, hotels, homestays and other places of tourist stay in the country based on their compliance with the Safe Sanitation Practices outlined in these guidelines.