1. SWACHH BHARAT MISSION (G) Implementation & Progress in South Sikkim
Presented by
Mr. Raj Yadav
District Collector
Ms. Benu Gurung
Additional District Collector (Development)
South Sikkim

2. Our Progress: Our Pride
Sikkim attained Nirmal Rajya in 2008 under the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyaan (NBA)

3. ISSUES ON GROUND NO EXIT POLICY Challenges
Increase in household without toilets due to nuclear households
Influx of migrant labourers and their behavioural issues
Frequent Natural Calamities/ Earthquake
Land lord : Tenant Issues
Cases of insanitary toilets
Hilly terrain, Remoteness & Scattered Households /High Building Cost
Challenges

4. THE IGNITION PRI Field Verification (Incremental) Baseline Survey
2496 IHHL
1850 IHHL

5. PROCESS TOWARDS SATURATION
Demand generated through Special Gram Sabha
Survey done by SPs, RDAs and PDAs
Massive awareness generation involving PRIs, ASHAs, Schools, NGOs, VWSCs and other stake holders
Involvement of GP, GP owning the programme. Vital decision of Gram Panchayat to construct toilet from their fund
The field functionaries like RDAs/PDAs/SPs involved in supervision and monitoring
Regular field visits by the Gram Panchayats
7. Panchayat declared their ward as ODF and subsequently Gram Panchayat in a special Gram Sabha declared the GP as ODF

6. PROCESS TOWARDS SATURATION – Systematic Approach
2. Work Order Issued by Gram Panchayat
1. Gram Sabha –
Identification of Beneficiaries
3. Field Visit by GP and officials

7. THE SCALE The Process The Goal The Result
1. Societal / Peer pressure for ensuring universal Sanitary Latrine coverage
2. Support garnered from the local leaders, MLAs and meaningful involvement of GPs
3. Support from Social Audit Teams
Construction of IHHL on Mission Mode with specific deadlines targeted
Ambitious goal to achieve target by December 2015
2013:Construction commenced
2015: 4346 toilets constructed by December
2015: ODF District Declared
Declaration of ODF well ahead of projected target of October 2nd 2019

8. Process towards ODF Achievement

9. ODF DECLARATION

10. ODF DECLARATION

11. SUSTAINABILITY Panchayats Programs Policies
Emphasis on Educating School Children
Emphasis on reaching out to communities through various interventions
Convergence of IAY/CMRHM/MGREGA/SBM
State Government benefits linked with Toilets (Carrot & Stick Policy)
Toilets Mandatory to Contest GP Elections
Programme now owned by Gram Panchayat
Included in the GPDP/BRGF/TFC/FFC/OSR Funds

12. SUSTAINABILITY
Policies
Programs
Panchayats

13. Cluster Office/Technical Section
INSTITUTIONAL SETUP
RMDD Office
District Headquarter
Cluster Office/Technical Section
Gram Panchayat
NGOs
Beneficiaries

14. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
VILLAGERS
LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS
SCHOOLS
OFFICES
PANCHAYATS & ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES

15. STEPS TOWARDS COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Villages – Every Second and Fourth Saturday GP has to do cleanliness and sanitation program.(Notified)
Local Associations – Voluntary participation in cleaning public premises
Schools – Talk on sanitation topic every morning during school assembly
Offices – Compulsory cleanliness of office premises on second Saturdays after 2 pm, regular Greenathons/Walkathons (Photographs at DAC Namchi South Sikkim Facebook page)

16. Community Involvement

17. Community Involvement

18. WALKATHON

19. CONSTRUCTION OF TOILETS
Private–Public Partnership Driven Model
Beneficiary Driven model
Model estimate prepared
Trained masons hired
Site verification done by Panchayats and payment made after completion & certification by Panchayats & Officials
Mandatory signboards
GPs adopted their own model
Steps Towards Completion

20. VERIFICATION & CERTIFICATION BY PANCHAYATS & OFFICIALS

21. CONSTRUCTION OF TOILETS
COMMUNITY TOILETS
INDIVIDUAL TOILETS
District constructed 4346 toilets in 36 months

22. INNOVATION IN IMPLEMENTATION
SUPER STRUCTURE
Cost Effective construction
Use of Local materials (abundantly available Ekra bamboo) and contribution from beneficiaries
Local economy boosted by using local masons
Time taken for completion less
Saved an average of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand rupees) per toilet

23. INN OVATION IN IMPLEMENTATION
PROCESS
1. Every Friday Field Day: Visit to villages by the District Collector and line departments
2. Inclusion of Programme in GPDP
3. Convergence Approach for Water Security

24. Innovation in Implementation

25. INNOVATION IN IMPLEMENTATION
W.A.S.H (MHM) in Tinzir Junior High School (Pilot)
GP/SBM/Community Convergence

26. INNOVATION IN IMPLEMENTATION
Hand wash Model & Results
Attracting Children to Wash Hands
District Health Department Records on Water Borne Diseases
: 13,918 cases
: 6,159 cases

27. Special focus towards menstrual hygiene of girls in Rural Schools
Menstrual Hygiene Management
Special focus towards menstrual hygiene of girls in Rural Schools

28. Innovations: Looking Beyond Toilets Mellidara GPU Solid Waste Management This Initiative Published in Best Practices under SAGY Villages

29. Melli Dara GPU-SLWM Objectives Initiatives Outcomes
Make the GP manage their solid waste themselves/a step towards zero waste.
Converting waste into wealth through RRC
Transforming GP into Swatch Gram Panchayat.
Initiatives
Assistance from NGP prize money
constructed the RRC
purchased a Resource Recovery Vehicle
Levy Collection Charges
Outcomes
Project generating 5 lakhs pa
Swatch Gram Panchayat

30. PROCESS OF SWLM
Melli Dara GPU-SLWM

31. Five GPUs have garbage disposal vehicles

32. SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT & MONITORING
Appointment of Swachata Preraks
Regular field visit by SPs/RDAS/PDAs/GRS
Ward panchayat involvement and they act as watchdogs
Social audit team involvement
To involve Community Administration created different Groups to Clean Distt. Hq. SMS service being used to inform them.
NGOs involvement in monitoring
Whatsapp Gr. Created for better coordination
Specific action plan prepared by GPs
Regular MIS updation

33. SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT
Emphasis to be given to W.A.S.H in schools
All new houses/families to be covered beyond 2019/chances of slip back
IEC should be continuous

34. Further Contact: Office of the District Collector,
South District, Namchi
Tel:
Facebook: dacnamchi
Office of the ADC (Dev)
Zilla Panchayat Bhawan
Rural Management &Development Department
Namchi, South Sikkim
Tel:

35. THANK YOU