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Sanitation in Rural India: An Analysis of Households’ Latrine Facility

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  • Arjun Kumar

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This paper examines Households’ Latrine Facility in rural India using recent datasets from Census of India, National Sample Survey Housing Condition Rounds and other official estimates namely Physical Achievements of IHHL under NBA and Baseline Survey-2012 by Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, and Evaluation Study on TSC by the Programme Evaluation Organization, Planning Commission, on the basis of which, it analyses and discusses the discrepancies found among various statistics. There has been improvement overtime, yet there has been rise in the absolute number of deprived households, with notable variations in access among states, and rising disparities among economic and social groups, highlighting exclusion of backward-areas, Poor, Wage Labourers, STs and SCs. The results highlight the need to inclusively accelerate the pace of sanitation coverage in rural areas so as to comprehensively cover the rural community on target basis, with special attention to backward regions and weaker sections (socio-economic), through renewed strategies for enhancement of the quality of life of the people and to attain the vision of Nirmal Bharat by 2022.

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  • Arjun Kumar, 2014. "Sanitation in Rural India: An Analysis of Households’ Latrine Facility," Journal of Studies in Dynamics and Change (JSDC), ISSN: 2348-7038, Voices of Inclusive Change and Expressions- (VOICE) Trust, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, vol. 1(6), pages 231-246, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:sdc:journl:v:1:y:2014:i:6:p:231-246
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    1. Arjun Kumar, 2015. "Housing Shortages in Urban India and Socio-economic Facets," Journal of Infrastructure Development, India Development Foundation, vol. 7(1), pages 19-34, June.
    2. Arjun Kumar, 2017. "Households’ Toilet Facility in Rural India: Socio-spatial Analysis," Indian Journal of Human Development, , vol. 11(1), pages 89-108, April.
    3. N. Brahmanandam & R. Nagarajan & Srinivas Goli, 2021. "Change in Household Environment Condition in India: Evidence From Panel Data," SAGE Open, , vol. 11(4), pages 21582440211, October.

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    Keywords

    Rural India; Sanitation; Individual Household Latrine Facility (IHHL); Total Sanitation Campaign; Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan; Socio-Economic Groups;
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    JEL classification:

    • J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
    • O18 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
    • P25 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist and Transition Economies - - - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics
    • R53 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Public Facility Location Analysis; Public Investment and Capital Stock

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