Gandhinagar, Feb. 26 -- The Gujarat Panchayat Department's Mukhyamantri Nirmal Gram Yojana focuses on qualitative improvement in sanitation and public health across rural areas, the release said.

According to the Gujarat Chief Minister's Office (CMO), currently operational in 667 villages spanning 21 talukas across 12 districts, the scheme has been allocated a budget of Rs. 650 crore, the release said.

Gram Panchayats shall appoint an agency for door-to-door waste collection and cleaning of public places, ensure that the collected waste is disposed of at the designated dumping site, and the concerned taluka shall appoint an agency to collect such accumulated waste from each village and transport it to the nearest municipality or municip...