Editing Chhattisgarh (section)

=== Sanitation ===
Sanitation facilities in the state were abysmally low with only about 41 percent having toilet facilities before the [[Swachh Bharat Mission]] was launched by the Government of India. The Urban areas of Chhattisgarh attained the title of open defecation free on 2 October 2017 and the rural areas have achieved a 90.31% sanitation coverage. What sets Chhattisgarh apart from other states of India is an approach to bring in behavioral change in order to get open defecation-free status. In Chhattisgarh, people don't get toilet incentives before the construction of toilets, so they have to construct the toilet with their own money, and only after using the toilet for 3 months are they entitled to the incentive amount.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://swachhindia.ndtv.com/commendable-progress-urban-rural-sanitation-chhattisgarh-way-open-defecation-free-12041/|title=With Commendable Progress in Both Urban And Rural Sanitation, Chhattisgarh Is on Its Way To Be Open Defecation Free – Swachh Report Card|date=19 September 2017|access-date=10 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810143753/https://swachhindia.ndtv.com/commendable-progress-urban-rural-sanitation-chhattisgarh-way-open-defecation-free-12041/|archive-date=10 August 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2020, it again won the title of the cleanest state with more than 100 [[Urban Local Bodies]], as announced by [[Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs|Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs]] [[Hardeep Singh Puri]] following the 'Swachh Survekshan 2020'.<ref>{{Cite web|date=20 August 2020|title=Swachh Survekshan 2020 Results: Indore Is India's Cleanest City And Chhattisgarh The Cleanest State, Follow The Highlights {{!}} News|url=https://swachhindia.ndtv.com/swachh-survekshan-2020-results-hardeep-singh-puri-announces-winners-follow-the-highlights-48556/|access-date=20 August 2020|website=NDTV|language=en-US|archive-date=20 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820092731/https://swachhindia.ndtv.com/swachh-survekshan-2020-results-hardeep-singh-puri-announces-winners-follow-the-highlights-48556/|url-status=live}}</ref> In the Swachh Survekshan Awards-2023, Chhattisgarh secured the third rank in the 'Best Performing States' category.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Swachh Survekshan Awards 2023 conferred |url=https://pib.gov.in/pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1995159 |access-date= |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref>