GOBAR Dhan Yojana
- GOBAR Dhan Yojana scheme is launched by the Department of drinking water and sanitation under the Jal Shakti Ministry in the year 2018-19 at the National sanitation conference held in Bhopal.
- This scheme has been implemented as a part of Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin Phase 2.
- The main goal of this scheme is to make India open defecation-free (ODF) as well as to promote sanitation in both rural and urban areas.
- The central government made an initiative to encourage farmers to consider dung and other waste not just as waste but as a source of income.
- The central government has decided to increase Self Reliance on energy utilized for cooking and lighting.
Gobar Dhan Yojana
GOBAR Dhan Yojana is the central government scheme launched in 2018-19 in the central budget. The main Moto of this scheme is to generate employment or income through the waste. This scheme is initiated under the Swachh Bharat mission and extended to rural areas. GOBAR means Galvanizing Organic Bio Agro Resources.