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Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA). National Conference of Project Directors’ DRDA 9 th July, 2012. Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. Rural Sanitation : Scale of the Problem.
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Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA) National Conference of Project Directors’ DRDA 9th July, 2012 Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
Rural Sanitation : Scale of the Problem • ~60% of India’s 1.1 billion people still practice open defecation.~58% of all open defecations in the world is in India. Problem particularly daunting in rural areas. • Poor sanitation and hygiene leading causes of infant and child deaths. Every 30 seconds a child under five dies as a result of diarrhea. • Poor health affects not only productivity but also school attendance, particularly for girl child. Women/girls are especially affected by lack of privacy from limited access to toilet facilities in schools and households. • India loses USD 54billion (Rs. 24,000 crore) a year due to poor sanitation and hygiene (6.4% of GDP)
State-wise cumulative NBA achievement in IHHLs against project objectives
Salient Features of Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA) • Annual identification of proposed Nirmal Grams in a phased manner based on defined criteria • Whole GPs to be taken up for Nirmal Grams in a saturation mode • Gram Panchayats with water availability in all habitations to be given priority • GPs with higher sanitation coverage to be prioritised under NRDWP • Priority also to Nutrition Focus Distts, Adarsh Grams and Minority concentrated districts • Increased Central funding with increase of 133% in 2012-13 over previous year
Salient Features of Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA) cont.. • Provision of incentive for Individual Household Latrine (IHHL) also to identified Above Poverty Line (APL) households restricted to all SCs/STs, Small and Marginal Farmers, Landless Labourers with Homestead, Physically Handicapped and Women Headed Households, and all BPLs • Financial incentive to eligible categories of upto Rs 10,000 for IHHLs Rs 5500 TSC plus Rs 4500 MNREGS • Additional provision of Rs. 500 for hilly and difficult areas to continueIncentivizing • Convergence with MNREGS of upto 20 mandays for unskilled and 6 skilled man-days not exceedingRs 4500 for IHHLs. Also for Schools, AWs and SLWM
Salient Features of Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA) cont.. • Solid and Liquid Waste management (SLWM) in ‘project mode’ for each GP with financial assistance capped for a GP on number of households • Cap of Rs. 7/12/15/20 lakh to be applicable for Gram Panchayats having up to 150/300/500/ more than 500 households on a Centre and State/GP sharing ratio of 70:30. • Projects to be prioritized in identified GPs targeted for Nirmal status and those that have already been awarded Nirmal Gram Puraskar (NGP). • Any additional cost requirement to be met by State/GP. • All schools/anganwadis to be covered with toilet units by March 2013 • Dedicated funding for capacity building of stake holders like Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs), Village Water and Sanitation Committees (VWSCs) and field functionaries for sustainable sanitation
Salient Features of Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA) cont.. • Greater role for SHGs/NGOs/civil society groups • Intensified focus on IEC as also its evaluation for improved outcomes • Capacity Building component to be a part of IEC which is up to 15 per cent of the project outlay and 2 per cent of that to be earmarked for Capacity Building • All government buildings constructed with financial support of the Centre to have appropriate sanitation facilities as an integral part • The date of implementation for the revised proposals to be with effect from 01.04.2012.
Issues • Local strategies(IEC) to deal with different terrains, environments and socio-cultural groups • Planned approach through regular meetings of SWSMs, DWSM & Village Water & Sanitation Committees • Capacity building of PRIs /Govt functionaries/Block Resource Centres/Village Water & Sanitation Committees • Construction of Toilets in Indira AwasYojana • Sustaining the habit and changed sanitary behaviour with proper monitoring including post-NGP
Kerala : Hand book- ‘Thelima’: Kerala • A school sanitation and health work book for students from grade V to IX in association with SSA • A 31 page hand book in simple language with topical illustrations.
SantGadge Baba Clean Village Campaign Channelising positive traditional beliefs and religion for promotion of Good Sanitation in Maharashtra
RSM : West Bengal Rural Sanitary Marts set up by SHGs for alternate delivery mechanism
Segregation of waste : Vellore, Tamilnadu • Setting up systems of waste management in rural areas • Collection of household garbage
Practices in Sanitary Complexes-Mizoram • Row toilets to take care of land constraints • Bathing cubical as integrated approach to community sanitation • Pay and use toilets for sustained operation & maintenance • Employing Safai Karmacharis as care taker & operation & maintenance • Renting out extended corner of community Sanitary Complex as shop to generate revenue for operation & maintenance.
Handwashing facilities in schools : UP Force lift hand pump Hand washing facility -MDM
Ecosan Toilet ( example from Mussiri) For the first time in the World Use Toilet, Get Paid !! From Pongal (Harvest Festival) 15th Jan 2008 • Those who use the toilets will be paid Tenpaise per visit to ECCT on the basis of monthly card issued to user. • The payment will be made to all cardholders who will be using the ECCT Don’t flush the toilet ! No water, no smell !! Save Water, Save Health !!! ECOSAN TOILET Sweet rice cooked in the Community toilet complex on harvest festival
Karnataka : School Sanitation, Mysore Model • Local expertise in design and construction achieved. • Structures are cost effective conforming to standards. • Not a contractor driven approach but a process driven approach. • Project is led by an organization for propagating cost effective technologies in rural areas-Nirmiti-Kendra
LET US TOGETHER MAKE Sanitation is more important than Independence Cleanliness is next to Godliness Thank you