Question
Write a brief note on ‘Sulabh’.
Solution
Sulabh:
(i)Sulabh is a non-government organisation which has been working for three decades to address the problems of sanitation facing low-caste, low-income people in India.
(ii)It has constructed more than 7,500 public toilet blocks and 1.2 million private toilets, giving access to sanitation to 10 million people.
(i)Sulabh is a non-government organisation which has been working for three decades to address the problems of sanitation facing low-caste, low-income people in India.
(ii)It has constructed more than 7,500 public toilet blocks and 1.2 million private toilets, giving access to sanitation to 10 million people.
(iii)The majority of the users of Sulabh facilities are from the poor working class.
(iv)Sulabh enters into contracts with municipalities or other local authorities to construct toilet blocks with government funds.
(v)Local authorities provide land and funds for setting up the services, whereas maintenance costs are sometimes financed through user charges (for example, Re 1 is charged for use of the latrines in the cities).
(iv)Sulabh enters into contracts with municipalities or other local authorities to construct toilet blocks with government funds.
(v)Local authorities provide land and funds for setting up the services, whereas maintenance costs are sometimes financed through user charges (for example, Re 1 is charged for use of the latrines in the cities).
