The Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) Phase 2 (2020–2025) focuses on which key aspect of sanitation beyond what Phase 1 achieved?

• A Constructing individual household latrines in all rural households
• B Connecting all villages to centralised sewage treatment plants
• C Providing piped water supply to all ODF villages
• D Sustaining Open Defecation Free (ODF) status and achieving ODF-Plus with solid/liquid waste management ✓

Explanation

SBM-G Phase 1 (2014–2019) focused on constructing over 100 million individual household latrines and declaring India ODF by October 2019. SBM-G Phase 2 (2020–2025) focuses on sustainability — maintaining ODF status and progressing to 'ODF Plus' which additionally addresses solid waste management (village-level collection and processing), liquid waste management (grey water management through SLWM), and behaviour change to ensure sustained use of toilets. Piped water supply is under Jal Jeevan Mission — a separate programme.

Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 27th ed.

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