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The World Bank has approved a loan of USD 1.5
billion to support the Central government's flagship cleanliness drive
Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), which aims to ensure all citizens have
access to improved sanitation - such as a toilet or latrine with a focus
on changing behaviour - in ending the practice of open defecation by
2019.
The World Bank will also provide a
parallel USD 25 million technical assistance to build the capacity of
select state governments in implementing community-led behavioural
change programmes targeting social norms to help ensure widespread usage
of toilets by rural households.
Ministry of
Drinking Water and Sanitation (MDWS) will play the overseeing and
coordinating role for the programme and support the participating
states. Funds will also be used to develop the capacity of MDWS in
programme management, advocacy, monitoring and evaluation.
Key facts :
As
per World Bank statistics, of the 2.4 billion people who lack access to
improved sanitation globally, more than 750 million live in India, with
80 per cent living in rural areas.
More than
500 million of the rural population in India continue to defecate in
the open, suffering from preventable deaths, illness, stunting,
harassment and economic loss.One in every ten deaths in India is linked
to poor sanitation. And studies show that low-income households bear the
maximum brunt of poor sanitation.
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