Asian Development Bank (ABD)

* ADB aims to provide prosperity, inclusivity, resilience and sustainability to Asia and Pacific along with eradication of poverty.

* It assists its members and partners by providing loans, technical assistance, grants, and equity investments to promote social and economic development.

* ADB is a UN observer.

*ADB’s largest shareholders are Japan and the United States.

The Finance Minister launched Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 2.0 along with Jal Jeevan Mission(urban).

# Swachh Bharat Mission Urban

*  It was launched in 2014 by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.

* Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 1.0: The focus of the mission was to make urban India open defecation free (ODF). As well as, 100% scientific solid waste management.

* Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 2.0: The mission would be implemented over five years — from 2021 to 2026

* Focus: Following are focus areas of Mission:

Faecal sludge management and waste water treatment,

Source segregation of garbage,

Reduction in single-use plastic,

Reduction in air pollution by effectively managing waste from construction and demolition activities and

Bioremediation of all legacy dump sites.

# Jal Jeevan Mission(urban)

Aim: It aims at universal water supply in all urban local bodies. It will facilitate 2.86 crore household tap connections as well as liquid waste management in 500 AMRUT cities.

Duration: The scheme will be implemented over the next 5 years.

# Jal Jeevan Mission(Rural): It launched in 2019. It aims to provide every rural household with a tap water connection by 2024. Nearly 30 million tap water connections have been provided under this so far.