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Title
WaterAid - Promoting sanitation through
decentralised governance:
A case study of Rajukhedi
Panchayat in India
Abstract
Despite advances in coverage, sanitation in
India still only reaches 36% of the population;
even if the Millennium Development Goal
(MDG) is reached, half a billion Indians will not
have access to safe sanitation.
The downside of supply-driven programmes is
centrally recognised and the new programme
Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) is demand-driven
in theory. In practice, however, the fact
that it is centrally driven has led it to be a
numbers game and so the pitfalls of
latrinisation afflict it.
The experience of Rajukhedi Panchayat
shows how, through the efforts of a
particularly active Gram Sabha and the local
community, open defecation can be
eradicated. The keys to this progress have been
a combination of the community learning about
the key issues, and deciding to take
responsibility.
The health and financial benefits are significant
and clear, to the extent that surrounding
Panchayats have followed suit.
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