This week, one of the government’s signature schemes – the Swachh Bharat Mission – turns three years old. We examine the data and travel to the ground to investigate the claims of a scheme on which an estimated Rs. 50,000 crore have already been spent.
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More toilet talk vital for a cleaner India
Meeting sanitation targets is important but targets alone won’t mean much unless the people buy into the messages behind the toilet talk.
3 years of Swachh Bharat: 2.5 lakh villages declared open defecation free, but 1.5 lakh claims not verified
While the government’s data reveal substantial progress over three years, experts pointed out much of these claims were not verified.
The many lessons from Swachh Bharat
The lack of institutional capacity at the grassroots to deliver sanitation services is the key binding constraint to achieving Swachh Bharat.
Swachh Bharat Mission’s Success Is Greatly Exaggerated
October 2, 2016 marked the second anniversary of the launch of Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) – an event that most will remember for the photo-ops of the Prime Minister sweeping the streets of Lutyens Delhi. For those of us who have been following sanitation policy, this photo-op was, in fact, a watershed moment. It marked the first time that an Indian Prime Minister had chosen to stake his political capital on an issue as unglamorous and complex as sanitation. This political moment was an opportunity that most sanitation enthusiasts had been waiting for.
So how well has the Prime Minister been able to convert this high-voltage sanitation campaign into sustained action on the ground? Read this article for more.