Role of PDs/CEOs in rural sanitation – an overview By J.S.MATHUR JOINT SECRETARY Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation Ministry of Rural Development Government of India CONFERENCE OF PDS/CEOS VIGYAN BHAWAN, NEW DELHI 22 nd June,

Why is Total Sanitation a must ? Causes most deaths due to gastro- intestinal diseases, jaundice, worms etc. Expenditure on medical aid cuts the poor man’s pocket Education suffers because children cannot attend school Adolescent girls & women do not have privacy & dignity Sanitation affects all Millennium Development Goals 2

TSC- aims & targets To achieve Universal Rural Sanitation Coverage To cover all schools and anganwadis with toilets Eradicate the practice of open defecation Clean environment with solid & liquid waste management Improve the general quality of life in rural areas

Quantum of assistance ComponentsTotal costCentre shareState share Benefici aries share IHHL for Below Poverty Line households 3500/-(4000/- for Hilly and difficult areas) 2200/-(2700/-/- for Hilly and difficult areas) 1000/- 300/- School toilet35000/-(38500/- for Hilly and difficult areas) 24500/- (26950/-/- for Hilly and difficult areas) 10500/-(11550/- /- for Hilly and difficult areas) Anganwadi toilet8000/-(10000/- for Hilly and difficult areas) 5600/-(7000/-/- for Hilly and difficult areas) 2400/-(3000/- /- for Hilly and difficult areas) Community Sanitary Complex / /-60000/ /- Solid and liquid waste management Upto 10% of Project Outlay 60%20%

Rural Sanitation Coverage Int’l Drinking Water Supply & Sanitation Decade : Central Rural Sanitation Programme

% State-wise achievement in IHHLs(TSC) All India (50.84%) <35% (5) 36-50% (5) 51-90% (15) >90% (5)

% State-wise achievement in School Toilets <65%(5) 66-82%(6) 100%(5) 83-99%(12)

% State-wise achievement in Anganwadi Toilets 100 %(5) <50%(10) 60-80%(4) 81-99%(10)

Sanitation coverage in rural areas over years (Independent Assessment) 103 million new users as per WHO-Unicef Data since the year 2000, against population growth of 88 million in rural India

Usage Lags Behind Access Access and use of household toilets in NGP Villages (As per TARU-Unicef Study-2008 conducted in six states and 162 GPs )

REASONS FOR DYSFUNCTIONAL TOILETS (As per preliminary findings of CMS study 2010 conducted in 664 NGPs in 12 states) Functionality

Effective IEC and HRD 12 Awareness creation is KEY. Capacity Building & Training of stake- holders is TURNING POINT. District level Program Manager : A CHAMPION. Missionary zeal : MISSION MODE. Dissemination of Message: EXPERIENCE SHARING. Dedicated Team of MOTIVATORS and VOLUNTEERS. Collective COMMUNITY Action: A Peoples’ Movement CONVERGENCE : Officials / Non- Officials / Public EXPOSURE VISITS.

Effective IEC People should understand Must hit people hard Local solutions for local conditions Campaign to generate felt need for Total Sanitation Use of simple language, local idiom, social mores 13

14 Sanction of Consultants at State and district levels Setting up of Block Resource Centres Identification of Key Resource Centres Strategic Action Plan finalised Revision of incentives & unit costs Conference of Hon’ State Ministers Earmarked funds for SCs/STs Recent initiatives

15 Local strategies(IEC) to deal with different terrains, environments and socio-cultural groups Sustaining the habit and changed sanitary behaviour with proper monitoring including post- NGP Planned approach through regular meetings of SWSMs, DWSM & Village Water & Sanitation Committees Filling up of sanctioned posts Capacity building of PRIs and Govt functionaries Construction of Toilets in Indira Awas Gaps and issues

No Toilet, No Bride

Kerala : Hand book- ‘Thelima’ A school sanitation and health work book for students from grade V to IX in association with SSA A 31 page hand book in simple language with topical illustrations.

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