Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2022
Telangana won the first prize under the large states category under the Swachh Survekshan Grameen (SSG) 2022 which looks into the sanitation status of rural areas. Haryana was in the second position while
Open Defecation
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Guidelines for Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin)
To achieve “Swachh Bharat” by October 2, 2019, the main objectives of the SBM(G) are as under: Bring about an improvement in the general quality of life in the rural areas, by promoting cleanliness, hygiene
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Shifting social norms to reduce open defecation in rural India
Despite significant efforts to increase latrine ownership, open defecation remains a challenge across rural India. Structural and economic barriers cannot sufficiently explain the stubborn persistence
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Sanitation in Rural Areas, 13/12/2018
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Sanitation in Rural Areas, 13/12/2018. The status of rural sanitation coverage in the country at the launch of Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) [SBM(G)] was 38.70%.Since the
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Nigeria: Experts Worried Nigeria May Overtake India As Number One in Open Defecation
Open defecation, for example, is dangerous for several reasons. One is that woods and fields can be unsafe, especially in the dark and especially for women and children, because of everything from crime
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Ghana: 531 C'nities in U/W Declared Open Defecation Free
A total of 531 communities in the Upper West Region have been declared open defecation free (ODF) by the Regional Interagency Coordinating Council on Sanitation, RICCS, from 2012 to 2018, under the Rural
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When water becomes a hazard: a diagnostic report on the state of water supply, sanitation and poverty in Pakistan and its impact on child stunting
Despite a substantial decline in poverty, an increase in access to water and sanitation and a large decline in open defecation, diarrhea and stunting rates in Pakistan show few signs of a decline. This
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Financial and Economic Impacts of the Swachh Bharat Mission in India
The study aims to measure the household and community costs and benefits of improved sanitation and hygiene implemented under the Swachh Bharat Mission, and to compare these in cost-benefit analysis. Costs
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Incentivizing sanitation uptake and sustainable usage through microfinance: endline report
According to the most recent joint monitoring program report for water and sanitation, sanitation coverage and usage has significantly progressed globally. The use of basic sanitation services has increased
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Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended 31 March 2017: Government of Uttarakhand
While rural Uttarakhand had been declared as Open Defecation Free (ODF) in June 2017, a report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) that was tabled in the Uttarakhand assembly stated that
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Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on local bodies: Government of Gujarat
A year after the Gujarat government declared that the state has become open defecation-free (ODF), the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) in its latest report has dismissed the claim, saying