Publication: Scaling Up Rural Sanitation : Findings from the Impact Evaluation Baseline Survey in Madhya Pradesh, India
Date
2011-03
ISSN
Published
2011-03
Author(s)
Salvatore, Alicia L.
Patil, Sumeet R.
Abstract
In India, Water and Sanitation
Program's (WSP's) global scaling up rural
sanitation program is supporting the Government of
India's (GoI) Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) in two
states: Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. TSC is an
ambitious countrywide, scaled-up rural sanitation program
launched by the GoI in 1999, which seeks to attain an Open
Defecation Free (ODF) India by 2012. In contrast to earlier,
hardware-centric supply approaches to rural sanitation, TSC
aims to generate demand for and adoption of improved
sanitation at the community level. The program focuses on
creating ODF communities rather than bringing about
incremental individual changes. The TSC aims not only to
achieve ODF communities but also focuses on hygiene, waste
management, and sanitation in schools and institutions. The
main components of the intervention include: 1)
community-led total sanitation, 2) social marketing of
sanitation, 3) strengthening the enabling environment, and
4) nirmal gram puraskar awards. Although the data are
limited in establishing causality, emerging trends indicate
that gains in improved sanitation, likely to be brought
about by TSC, could have positive impacts on the health and
welfare of rural families, especially young children.
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Citation
“Salvatore, Alicia L.; Patil, Sumeet R.. 2011. Scaling Up Rural Sanitation : Findings from the Impact Evaluation Baseline Survey in Madhya Pradesh, India. Water and sanitation program technical paper. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17285 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”