Swachh Bharat Mission- Urban (SBM-U) is the Government of India's (GoI's) nation-wide flagship programme targeting universal sanitation coverage in urban areas. 

Using government data, this brief reports on: 

• Allocations, releases, and expenditures 
• State-wise and component wise trends in releases
• Progress on toilets built 
• Progress on Solid Waste Management (SWM) 
• Open Defecation Free (ODF) status