Empirical Study of Swachh Bharat Scheme Across States of India With Special Reference to Sanitization

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Dr. Monika Saxena

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As per the swachhta report by NSSO in 2015, approximately 52 percent of the rural poor in India still defecates in open. This problem is major one and needed to be addressed at the national level. Government of India launched Swachh Bharat Mission- Gramin in 2014, and the allocation of funds tripled from 2,850 crore to 9000 crore. Taking cognizance of open defecation issue in the rural areas, 97 percent of the funds was been allocated to IHHL (Individual House Hold Laterines).  The study takes into consideration various factors affecting the availability of toilets in rural India across different states. Panel data model is been used for the cross sectional and time series study of factors considering sanitation facilities. The results indicated that Kerala, Maharashtra and Sikkim were few states declared to be defecation free earlier signifying better implementation of government policies.

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