With reference to sustainable development goals (SDGs) by 2030, India needs to achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open defecation, paying special attention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable situations.
Context
With reference to sustainable development goals (SDGs) by 2030, India needs to achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open defecation, paying special attention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable situations.
Background
Women, Sanitation and Swachh Barat Abhiyan
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Analysis
How the role of women is changing?
The Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act
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Role of Women in achieving goals of Swachh Bharat
What is Swachh Bharat Abhiyan?
Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) 2.0
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What are the Challenges Involved in Gender and Sanitation?
As per the census 2011, more than fifty percent of India’s population defecated in the open, and recent data showed that about 60% of rural households and 89% of urban households have access to toilets.
What measures are required?
Is right to water and sanitation is fundamental?
Conclusion
The sustainable development goals require India “by 2030, to achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open defecation, paying special attention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable situations.” Ensuring that women and girls have an equal role in the design, management and monitoring of the WASH ecosystem can be a strategic gender-mainstreaming practice that empowers women and girls while improving WASH outcomes.
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