On Gandhi Jayanti, we recall Mahatma Gandhi’s timeless conviction: “Sanitation is more important than independence.” It was not a metaphor, but a call to action. It has been eleven years since the launch of the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), India has made sanitation a people’s movement a Jan Andolan. The impact of Swachh Bharat Mission is well known and has been studied by various organizations of repute and the assets created under this program also tell their own story. A clean India must also be a just India that protects those who protect our hygiene. As we celebrate Gandhi Jayanti and mark eleven years of the Swachh Bharat Mission, the vision is clear of making all villages Swachh Sujal Gaon that integrate sanitation with water security and making sanitation move beyond dignity and health to being also about growth and opportunity.