Swachh Bharat was sold as a movement towards a cleaner India. But what if I told you it is more about emptying your pockets than cleaning the streets? Between multiple taxes, questionable allocation of funds, and the government’s non-serious approach to sanitation, it is worth asking: Is this just a cash cow? Let us unpack it all. Why maturity means realizing Swachh Bharat isn’t about cleanliness but taxing you You probably cheered when the Swachh Bharat Mission was first announced back in 2014. Finally, a concerted effort to clean up our streets, improve sanitation, and rid our cities of that embarrassing public waste problem. I imagined clean roads, public toilets that actually worked, and no more open defecation in rural areas. Fast forward to today, and what do we have? A hefty tax burden, vague statistics on improvement, and a nagging sense that we have all been conned. Is it just another way to tax you? To begin, let us talk taxes—because if Swachh Bharat has achieved anything,
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