Swachchata Bharat Mission : Sanitationcondition In Rural India And Telangana
Keywords:
Sanitation, Rural, Urban, Households, Swachchata Bharat MissionAbstract
Water and sanitation are fundamental to human development and well-being. Proper sanitation is important not only for the general health point of view but has a vital role to play in our individual and social life too. It is one of the basic determinants of quality of life and human development index. Good sanitary practices prevent contamination of water and soil, thereby preventing diseases. The term ‘Sanitation’ includes urban planning, solid and liquid waste disposal and treatment, OD, waste segregation and hygiene (food, personal, domestic and environment). As per report percentage of households going for open defecation is in Rural: 52.1% and Urban: 75%, Households that have toilets in Rural: 45.3%, Urban 88.8% as per 2015-16 report in India.in Telangana Households using improved sanitation facility in (%) Urban 64.4 and Rural 38.9% and Total 50.2.Thiscontemporary paper is based on secondary data focusing mainly on sanitation condition in rural India and Telangana. Finally this paper concludes with Swachh Telangana Mission objectives and its key components
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