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This
is the story of the successes and challenges faced in building the
fast expanding rural sanitation network in India.
It presents a detailed account of the development of the rural sanitation
movement in India in the last decade. It is a story of breaking
of sanitation taboos in India and teaching people to defecate with
dignity and privacy. The book presents a historical account of the
importance attached to sanitation and hygiene in ancient India and
the evolution of sanitation policy in modern India. Operationalising
reforms in a vast country like India, where pace and status of development
varies significantly from state to state, is not an easy task. This
book captures in detail the key debates and challenges faced in
making policy makers and programme managers across the states accept
the reform principles in the Total Sanitation Campaign, the process
of involving different key stakeholders in developing faith and
conviction in TSC strategy and the development of key building blocks
for programme management. The key factors which influenced the success
of the programme and the lessons learned have been critically analyzed
and presented in the book. One chapter introspects about the weaknesses
in the programme and the scope of improvement. The book outlines
a vision for the future of the sanitation programme in India and
offers innovative ideas for launching a second generation of sanitation
initiatives. The lessons from India are equally relevant for other
countries in the world that are struggling with similar issues.
2010
/ 412 pages / Cloth (978-81-321-0305-9)
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