The Swachh Bharat Mission- Urban (SBM-U) is the Government of India’s (GoI) flagship programme targeting universal sanitation coverage in urban areas.

Using government data, this brief reports on:

• Allocations, releases, and expenditures,
• State-wise and component wise trends in releases,
• Progress on toilets built,
• Progress on Solid Waste Management (SWM), and
• Open Defecation Free (ODF) status.