Status Note _Media Kit (1)

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About the Total Sanitation Campaign

The Sanitation Crisis

Everyday, an estimated 1,000 Indianchildren under five die because ofdiarrhea, a preventable disease. Thedeath toll is equivalent to three

jumbo jets crashing each day.

Sanitation related illnesses in bothchildren and adults drain productivity

and income, ultimately perpetuatingpoverty.

Lack of adequate sanitation forcespeople the indignity of opendefecation, which is an acuteproblem especially for women andyoung girls.

Responses to the Crisis

Indias first national program toincrease access to rural sanitation at

scale, the Central Rural SanitationProgram, was launched in 1986.

The CRSP focused on one kind oftechnology pour flush toilets andprovided subsidies to generatedemand for sanitation.

This approach failed because peopledefecate in the open not becausethey cant afford a toilet withoutsubsidy but because safe sanitationis not a felt need. In the ultimateanalysis, sanitation is about habit,

not constructing toilets. Despite an investment of more Rs. 6

billion and construction of over 9million latrines in rural areas, the2001 Census found that 4 in 5 ruralhouseholds defecated in the open.

Total Sanitation Campaign

The Total Sanitation Campaign,concentrates on promoting behaviourchange by the community, as againstthe toilet construction focused approachof earlier programs The main principlesunderlying TSC implementation are:

A community led approach wherethe whole village ends opendefecation and achieves totalsanitation

Mobilize and motivate communitiesfor behavior change

Minimum cash incentives only forpoorest households, postconstruction and usage of toilets

Different types of technology optionsso that people can choose accordingto what they can afford

Facilitate availability of sanitaryproducts at nearby places ateconomical prices

Give fiscal incentives to GramPanchayats in the form of prize suchas Nirmal Gram Puraskar (NGP) forachievement of total sanitation by theGram Panchayat.

Achievements

Rural sanitation coverage improved

from less than 20 per cent in 2001 tonearly 57 per cent in 2009

Number of Nirmal Gram Panchayatsincreased from zero to more than17,000


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Nirmal Gram PuraskarThe Nirmal Gram Puraskar of the Government of India, introduced in 2004, is a schemethat offers cash rewards to local governments that achieve 100% sanitation i.e. they are100% open defecation free (ODF) and have tackled issues of liquid and solid waste

management. The award is given by the President of India. The amount of incentiveranges from Rs. 50,000 to Rs. 5 lakhs, based on population of the Gram Panchayat.

Since its launch, the Nirmal Gram Purskar has been very successful in putting the spotlighton rural sanitation and each year the numbers of Panchayats winning the prize has showna geometric increase (see figure below).

Year-wise Nirmal Gram Puraskar Achievement

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2005 2006 2007 2008

Source:Govt. of India, Dept. of Drinking Water Supply

Rural Sanitation Coverage in India

1%4%

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17% 18%

21.9% 22.4% 23%

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1980-90: Int'l Drinking Water

Supply & Sanitation Decade

1986-1999: Central Rural Sanitation 1999: Launch of Total Sanitation Campaign

2003: Launch of Nirmal Gram Puraskar


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State-wise Nirmal Gram Puraskar Performance - 2008

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Maharashtra

Tamil Nadu

Haryana

Gujarat

Uttar Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

Kerala

Madhya Pradesh

Karnataka

West Bengal

Chhattisgarh

Himachal Pradesh

Uttarakhand

Bihar

Jharkhand

Rajasthan

Sikkim

Orissa

Tripura

Punjab

Assam

Jammu & Kashmir

Meghalaya

Mizoram

Nagaland

Arunachal Pradesh

Manipur

All India 2008 NGP tally = 12,075


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Total Sanitation Campaign in Himachal Pradesh

Status

Himachal Pradesh has done well onmost developmental indicators. Forexample, it has a high literacy rate(77 per cent) as per 2001 censusand per capita income of Rs.40000)

However, despite this progress,open defecation is a behaviorpracticed even now in rural areas ofthe state

The Census of 2001 found that only1 in 3 rural households in HP has atoilet

Field studies estimated that usage oftoilets built under governmentprograms was less than 50 per cent

Beginning with two pilots in 1999, all12 districts are currentlyimplementing the Total SanitationCampaign supported by the nationaland state governments.

There has been a remarkableincrease in rural sanitation coveragefrom less than 30 per cent in 2001 toover 80 per cent in 2009

By focusing on behavior change it isanticipated that the State ofHimachal Pradesh will achieve thetarget of Nirmal Himachal by theyear 2010.

Rural Sanitation Coverage

The number of Nirmal GramPuraskar prizes won by HP has alsoincreased from nil in 2005 to 267 in2008

Year-wise NGP Won by HimachalPradesh

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But some districts have performedbetter than others

Status of IHHL Coverage in HP (India) % wise in

various years since year 2001-02

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District-wise NGP Performance in 2008

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Presently more than 1200 Panchayatsof the State have become OpenDefecation Free (ODF) Panchayats outof a total of 3243.

Key features of Sanitation Campaign inHimachal Pradesh :

1. Make the people understand thatthe Sanitation Campaign is theirown.

Focus on behavior changewith less reliance onsubsidy.

2. Purposeful focus on Schools/Anganwari Sanitation.

3. Capacity building of all sectionsof society through trainings.

4. Technical support for IEC andTechnological Options throughsupport organizations.

5. Primacy to Panchayati RajInstitutions.

6. Emphasis on inter-personalcontact.

7. Banning of use of Polythenebags in the State.

In Himachal Pradesh following initiativeshas taken up for scaling up SanitationCampaign:

1) Mahila Mandal Protsahan Yojna:Mahila Mandal Protsahan Yojna

which deals with awarding activeMahila Mandals has beensuitably restructured toincorporate the aims and objectsof TSC in their ground levelworking.

2) Provision for incentives to GramPanchayats which generateresources for Sanitation : AnyGram Panchayat generatingadditional resources for

Sanitation will be entitled to anincentive double the amount ofthe resource generated. GramPanchayat will be free to incurfollowing expenditure out of theGrant : -

Purchase of Machineryrequired for Solid WasteManagement.

Recruitment of personnelfor sweeping and

Sanitation purposes.

3) Public honouring of NGP winnersat the District and the Statelevel.

4) Individual award for meritoriouscontribution in Total SanitationCampaign.

5) Institution of reward schemeslike ;

Maharishi Valmiki SampoornSwachta Puruskar

Nirmal Gram Puruskar


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Maharishi Valmiki Sampoorna Swachata Puraskar

About the Puraskar

In addition to the Nirmal Gram Puraskargiven by the Govt. of India, Governmentof Himachal Pradesh has introducedMaharishi Valmiki Sampoorna SwachataPuraskar as an annual competition toselect the cleanest Panchayat in thestate. The key principles of the MVSSPare as follows:

Rewards community level efforts

and achievement Gram Panchayats compete against

each other to be judged the best GPat block, district and divisional levels.

Community tries to achieve totalsanitation and goes beyond toachieve other developmentalindicators.

First prize winners will receive:

State level 10 lakhs

Division level 5 lakhs

District level 3 lakhs

Block level 1 lakhs

Process of Selection

The competition is held each yearfrom 23rd April, to 15 August,Independence Day

The competition takes place atdifferent levels block, district,division, state and winners fromeach level are eligible to participateat the next higher level

For example, the first step is acompetition among all thePanchayats in a block. The winningPanchayat, i.e. cleanest Panchayatin a block, goes on to compete forthe prize of cleanest Panchayat in adistrict, and so on, until the cleanestPanchayat in the State is selected.

Verification is based on a commonmarksheet (see next page)

To ensure impartiality, verification ateach level is undertaken by a team

from outside the area e.g. eachblock/district/division is assessed bya team from anotherblock/district/division in such a wayas to avoid reciprocal verification

The winners is announced on 15August, Independence Day and atstate level the prize is given bysenior dignitaries at state and centrallevels.

MVSSP A Brief History

A competition to select the cleanestPanchayat was launched in 2007 andthat year it took place in only one district

Mandi and Keeling Panchayat wasawarded the first prize at district level forits excellent work in sanitation.


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In 2008, the competition was

renamed the Maharishi ValmikiSampoorna Swachata Puraskarandscaled up with the participation ofPanchayats from 10 districts andselection of 66 Gram Panchayats aswinners at different levels. NeenPanchayat from Shimla district wonthe first prize at State level andKandraur Panchayat from Bilaspurdistrict won the second prize.

The success of the scheme last year

has motivated even morePanchayats to come forward andparticipate this year. Across thestate, preparations are underway toachieve the title of cleanestPanchayat in Himachal Pradesh!

The Gram Panchayat Neen was

adopted under Total Sanitation

Campaign (TSC) in the Year 2007.

At the time of conduct of Base Line

Survey held in April 2006, there

were 106 Above Poverty Line

(APL) Families and 32 were Below

Poverty Line (BPL) families who

did not have toilets. Serious efforts

to make Panchayat Open

Defecation Free (ODF) begin in

November 2007.

By March 2008 the Gram

Panchayast declared itself ODF.

After the Block/ District/ Division

level verification the GP on 15th

August, 2008 the Gram Panchayat

was awarded the State level First

prize under the MVSSP Scheme.

In addition to the ODF status the

Panchayat has taken steps to

construction of institutional toilets

& safe disposal of Solid and Liquid

waste generated in the Villages.

Various National/ International

teams have visited the Panchayat

and have appreciated the efforts put

by the villagers to make it themodal Panchayat not only in

sanitation field but also has

progressed on development path

also.


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Maharishi Valmiki Sampoorna Swachata Puraskar Marking Criteria

Sr.No.

Activities MaximumMarks

Marksallotted

1. Personal Hygiene.a. Personal Hygiene: including hand washing at critical times (post toilet

use, after handling infant faeces, before eating), cleanliness etc.b. Proper understanding and disposal of child fecal matter.c. Home and individual toilets constructed are safe (technology).d. Proper upkeep of household toilets and its usage.

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Sub Total Marks 15

2. School and Anganwadi sanitation.a. Availability of separate and adequate toilets for boys and girls in school

and toilets in Anganwadis.b. Use and maintenance of toilets in Schools and Anganwadis.c. Knowledge about health, hygiene and sanitation among the students.

d. Availability ofwater for drinking and other purposes at School/AganwadiCentres for e.gwater storage tank.

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Sub Total Marks 15

3. Quality of life.a. Preservation of hygienic conditions in the Gram Panchayat and aesthetic

maintenance of public property.b. Preservation and treatment of public drinking water sources in the Gram

Panchayat to ensure water quality and its management.c. No significant incidences of water borne diseases reported in the

preceding year.d. Toilet facilities near religious places and public places

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4

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Sub Total Marks 15

4. Solid Waste Management.a. Proper system of segregation and collection of solid waste from the

household.

b. Proper system of safe transport and disposal of household solid waste.c. Proper disposal of solid waste in the religious and public places.d. Institutional structure for the final disposal of solid waste in place: For e.g.

engagement of Kabadi Valas, availability of any vehicle, manpower etc.

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Sub Total Marks 20

5. Liquid Waste Management.a. Proper disposal and management of household liquid waste including

cattle shed liquid waste.b. Proper disposal and management of waste water in the public areas and

near public water sources.

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Sub Total Marks 15

6. Community Participation in Sanitation Campaign andInstitutional Arrangements at the Gram Panchayat Level.

a. General awareness in community on the need for sanitation and personalhygiene.

b. Any innovation on any of the above marking criterias.c. Existence and of water and sanitation committee in the Panchayat.d. Water and sanitation committee meets regularly and actively tackles

issues.e. Number of Gram Sabhas held during the preceding year.f. Provision of adequate funds for maintenance of sanitation and civic

amenities iv Fund-A and its utilization.

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Sub Total Marks 20

TOTAL MARKS 100


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Note: In case of GP with 400 or more households bonus marks of 3 will be allotted at the time ofverification.

In order to give boost to the SanitationCampaign in the State, all the stakeholders havedecided to organize a Swachta Week in the 1stweek of April, 2009 as per the schedule givenbelow : -

Activity Resp

Pre Launch activities of the Swachtaweek:

Possible Activities:

Meetings at District and Block LevelSanitation Committees which will

include participation from all linedepartments: Discuss plan of activitiesto mark the Swachta Week.

Districts/Blocks

Constitution of teams tooverlook/implement/monitor activities tomark the Swachta Week at blocklevel.Selection/nomination of nodalofficer at district and block level for theweek.

Districts/Blocks

Awareness Generation: Give widepublicity in all forms of media on TSCand the launch of the Swachta Weekand Maharishi Valmiki SampoornaSwachta Puraskar Yojana (NewspaperAdvertisements, Radio, Kala Jathas,etc.). Districts

Day 1: Swachta Prehri Divas: SchoolSanitation Day


Sanitation Awareness walks by schoolchildren with slogans/ banners withinthe community/ cities.

Districts/Blocks

Slogan competition, essay competition,debates etc. at School Level.

Districts/Blocks

Flagging of the Swachta Rath at

District level and visit of Swachta Rathin some Schools. Districts

Use of School Children and NSS (HighSchool) in cleanliness drive in Schools.

Districts/Blocks

Meeting of PTA to device strategy formaintaing cleanliness in the Schoolpremises.

Districts/Blocks

Pledge for promoting Sanitation byChildren - Start of Swachta Doot

Districts/Blocks

Scheme. Bal Sansad Ka Gathan,

allotment of houses & subsequentfeedback - Involve EducationDepartment.

Doctors and Health Workers toorganise Health and SanitationAwareness cum Check up Camps atSchool Level.

Districts/Blocks

Latrine Cleaning/Repair/Construction inall Schools.

Districts/Blocks

Provision of drinking water,handwashing facility and water facilitynear School toilets - Involve IPH/PRIDepartment.

Districts/Blocks

DAY 2: Soochna Evam Shiksha Divas -IEC (Media) Day


Meetings with media at District andSub-division level: Drive for enrolmentof media in sanitation campaign

Districts/Blocks

District wise success stories/bestpractises in Sanitation with the Mediaand push for its publicity Districts

Carry out IEC activities such asOrganization of Kala Jatthas, SloganWriting on Wall and Poster distribution

District/Blocks

Day 3: Swach Vatavaran Deviya VatavaranDivas - Devta Day (Ram Navami)


Assembling at the religious Institutionsand pledge by the community membersto promote sanitation - InvolveMM/SHGs/YMs and MandirCommunities.

Districts/Blocks

Village Sweeping and Decoration -Freedom from Garbage,Promote/awareness on segregationand proper disposal of solid waste,Institutionalisation of rag pickers

arrangement.

Districts/

BlocksPromotion of Personal Sanitationbehaviour.

Districts/Blocks

Cleanliness of all drain and waterlogged areas. Awareness onmanagement of liquid waste.

Districts/Blocks

Day 4: Swach Pani Swastha Samaj Divas -Water Purification Day


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Possible Activities:Cleaning of Water Storage Tanks and

all other water sources includingtraditional sources.

Districts/Blocks

Proper Chlorination of drinking watersources - Involve IPH Department.

Districts/Blocks

Talks on the virtues of clean drinkingwater and related diseases - InvolveHealth Personnels.

Districts/Blocks

Promote Rainwater Harvesting. Districts/Blocks

DAY 5: Sankalp Divas (Gram Sabha Day)- Commitment Day


General discussion of SanitationStatus of the GP and discussion onFuture Action Plan during the GramSabha

Districts/Blocks/Panchayats

Discussion on various SanitationSchemes/Awards: State SanitationAward Scheme (MVSSP), SLWMScheme, Mahila Mandal ProtsahanYojana and Penal Provisions.


Resolution passed in all GPs tobecome ODF within a certain timeframe.


Ensure attendance of all village level

authorities of various line departmentsin Gram Sabha.

Districts/

Blocks/Panchayats

Preparation for participating in theState Award Scheme in case GP is orproposes to become ODF by 23rd ofApril, 09.


Visit of block/district level authorities tovariuos Gram Sabha's.


Day 6: Balgopal Divas - AnganwadiSanitation (include other publicbuildings)


Visit of Swachta Rath in someAnganwadis.

Districts/Blocks

Anganwadi general cleanliness andbeautification (wall painting-cartoonfigures, display of relevant poster etc.)and toilet cleanliness. Involve MahilaMandals/PRIs/Dept. of Social Justiceand Empowerment.

Districts/Blocks

Doctors and Health Workers toorganise Awareness Camps: Healthychildren competition, mother and childcarediagnosis of diseases and control ofcommunicable diseases.

Districts/Blocks

Latrine Cleaning/Repair/Construction inAnganwadis and other PublicInstitutions including provision of water- Involve IPH Department.

Districts/Blocks

Day 7: Vayktigat Swactha vaishvikSwastha Divas - Culmination Day(World Health Day)


Function at District and block level for

marking the culmination of the Swachtaweek. Include Kala Jathas. Return ofSwachta Rath to the respectivedistricts.

Districts/Blocks

Doctors and Health Workers toorganise Awareness Camps onSanitation and Health (IncludePersonal Hygiene): Check Up camps atcommunity level.

Districts/Blocks

IHHL Latrine repair/cleaning campaign. Districts/Blocks

Distribution of the Mahila MandalAwards.

Districts/Blocks

Media publicity on TSC on theculmination of the Swachta Week andMaharishi Valmiki Sampoorna SwachtaYojana (Newspaper Advertisements,Radio, etc.). District

Post Launch - Review MeetingSharing of experience in a meeting tobe headed by the DC/SDM withparticipation of all the lineDepartments. Review of block/districtperfomance and future action plan. Districts

Report to the Director of RD. Districts

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