✎ Bihar launched 'Swachhata Hi Seva 2026' campaign (17 Sep–17 Oct) with four-color bin segregation for waste management during festivals like Navratri and Chhath.
Relevance for Banking, SSC & RBI Grade B exams: Polity & Governance
Bihar’s state government has extended the ‘Swachhata Hi Seva 2026’ campaign until 17 October, aligning it with key festivals like Navratri and Chhath Puja. The initiative focuses on temple, pandal, and fair-ground cleanliness, plastic-free celebrations, and waste segregation using four-colour-coded bins to manage biodegradable, recyclable, hazardous, and inert waste at source. District administrations are deploying pedal and e-rickshaws for doorstep waste collection and organizing awareness drives through JEEViKA self-help groups to promote ODF-plus behaviour and green festivities.
This governance-led public health measure is directly relevant for Banking and SSC exams as it tests aspirants’ understanding of Centre-state coordination in flagship programmes, waste-management policies under the Jal Shakti Ministry, and the role of local bodies in achieving SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation). For RBI Grade B, it highlights how state-led cleanliness drives can influence environmental risk assessment in rural lending portfolios and the economic impact of sustainable waste infrastructure on micro-enterprises.
Source: amarujala.com
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