The Government of India under its Swachh Bharat Mission is aiming to achieve an Open-Defecation Free (ODF) India by $2$ October $2019$ , the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, by constructing $12$ million toilets in rural India. Which state has become the second state in North-East after Sikkim to achieve ODF status?

Bihar

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Rajasthan

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Arunachal Pradesh

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Himachal Pradesh

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Solution

The correct option is C Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh has been officially declared Open Defecation Free and has become the second state after Sikkim in North East to achieve the status. The project was taken on under Swach Bharat Mission (Gramin). The state hs achieved the status before the national target, which is October 2019.

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