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About the Theme

In practical terms “Clean” refers to clean house, clean programs across many sectors, including water, agriculture,
institutions, clean community settlements and clean forest, energy and enterprise, waste management, circular
environment that embrace all the elements of complete village economy and resource efficiency, etc. The GPs are a very
sanitation, which manifests through visible cleanliness. important part of these efforts and the measures are covered in
Similarly, the term “Green” refers to a culture that respects various Themes, and mostly in Theme 5.
natural source of life-energy such as sustainable tree cover,
healthy soil, water conservation, environmental protection and Theme and SDGs
organic life style. Environmental surrounding of a clean and The theme 5 Clean and Green Village is closely related to SDG-
green village should enable people to lead healthy and 6, 7, 13 and 15. The action initiated for achievement of any one
productive lives. The Ministry of Panchayati Raj has included goal impacts positively the other goals.
in the 9 theme LSDG frame, Clean & Green Village as Theme a) Goal 6 calls for access to safe and affordable drinking
5. water, sanitation facilities, and hygiene for all.

The updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) seeks b) Goal 7 aims at ensuring universal access to affordable,
to enhance India’s contributions towards achievement of the reliable and efficient energy services.
strengthening of global response to the threat of climate change.
c) Goal 13 aims to minimize the human impact of
This update to India’s existing NDC translates the ‘Panchamrit’
geophysical disasters.
announced at COP 26 into enhanced climate targets. One of
them is creation of additional carbon sink of 2.5 to 3 billion d) Goal 15 calls for protection, restoration and promotion
tonnes of CO2 equivalent through additional forest and tree of sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably
cover. Further, measures are being taken under schemes and manage forests, combat desertification

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Theme 5: Clean and Green Village