Policies, Laws and Regulations
Better sanitation facilities in industrial townships than in Metros
Posted on 15 Apr, 2013 08:00 PM20 out of 423 cities score well on sanitation issues
Karnataka tops the nation in managing rural drinking water scheme
Posted on 08 Apr, 2013 10:24 AMKarnataka emerges as top performer in managing rural drinking water schemes
Review of the Draft Rajasthan Lake Authority Bill 2013
Posted on 27 Feb, 2013 01:12 PMThe draft Bill can be requested from the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing, Government of Rajasthan. The draft Bill through discussion at the state assembly may be amended into an ‘Act’. Following is broad review of the draft Bill. For detail review by the author, you may ask the author at: mansee@edc.org.in.
Guidelines on the integrated low cost sanitation scheme by Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (2012)
Posted on 11 Feb, 2013 05:41 PMThis document by Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation provides guidelines for the low cost sanitation scheme. The main objective of the scheme is to convert the existing dry latrines into low cost flush latrines and to construct new ones.
Operational guidelines of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 by Ministry of Rural Development (2013)
Posted on 08 Feb, 2013 12:32 PMThis document by Department of Rural Development, Ministry of Rural Development provides operational guidelines of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (2005). These guidelines aim at enhancing rural livelihoods by strengthening agricultural productivity.
A communication and advocacy strategy framework for sanitation and hygiene, by the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation and UNICEF (2012-17)
Posted on 05 Feb, 2013 08:44 PMThe number people practicing open defecation in India is more than 600 million. Though the access to improved sanitation has increased since 2000 the pace of change has been slow. If the current trend continues then it will be difficult for the country to meet its Millenium Development Goal for sanitation. Thus accelerating access to and use of toilets and hygiene practices have become a national priority.
Water: Towards a paradigm shift in the Twelfth Plan - A paper by Mihir Shah in the EPW
Posted on 22 Jan, 2013 10:37 AMA fundamental change in the principles, approach and strategies of water management in India has been proposed in the Twelfth Plan
Why is this paradigm shift needed ?
"Launch research initiative to mainstream groundwater into urban water supply" - Arghyam’s inputs to the 2013-14 pre-budget consultation of the Finance Minister with social sector groups
Posted on 21 Jan, 2013 05:54 PMThese were the inputs given by Rohini Nilekani, Chairperson, Arghyam, to the Finance Minister at the pre-budget consultation event that took place on 4th January, 2013.
Greening rural development in India - A report that reviews and recommends steps on goverment implemented green schemes
Posted on 11 Jan, 2013 07:49 PMRecognizing the national and global imperatives for regenerating natural resources and conserving ecosystems, the Ministry of Rural Development requested UNDP to examine the environmental implications of its schemes and assess the potential of these schemes to deliver green results.
Report on Greening of the NRDWP: News and Policy Update from India WASH Forum e-Newsletter-Dec 2012
Posted on 11 Jan, 2013 07:44 AM
Gender in WASH: Misplaced perspective in WASH sector