CHAPTER I NATURE OF SANT GADGEBABA GRAM SWACHATA ABHIYAN

CHAPTER I NATURE OF SANT GADGEBABA GRAM SWACHATA ABHIYAN 10

CHAPTER I NATURE OF SANT GADGEBABA GRAM SWACHATA ABHIYAN INTRODUCTION Rural water supply and public sanitation are the important contemporary issues of social and environmental concern. Development and human health are interdependent with the issues of water supply and sanitation. There is a close relationship between clean water, sanitation and human health. Improper disposal of human excreta, polluted water, negligence towards food hygiene and individual hygiene, improper disposal of liquid and solid waste are some of the causes of health problems in the developing countries. Thus public sanitation plays an important role in the environment protection. A paper published in an international conference on Public Sanitation in Dhaka has raised some of the important issues of these types in India. 1 Sant Gadgebaba Gram Swachata Abhiyan in Maharashtra is playing an important key role in public sanitation ultimately in environmental protection. It is necessary to study the nature, scope and impact of Sant Gadgebaba Gram Swachata Abhiyan in Maharashtra. The researcher has divided present chapter into two sections. The first section will deal with the system of water supply and public sanitation in the country and Maharashtra and in the second section there will be the discussion about Sant Gadgebaba Gram Swachata Abhiyan, its nature, scope and impact in Maharashtra. Section A It this section of the present chapter, researcher has reviewed the contemporary situation of water supply and public sanitation in India and specially in the state of Maharashtra. In ancient India, 3000 B. C., there was public sanitation system as an important part of town management. The evacuation in Mohanjado and Harappa has shown the public sanitation and drainage system in the ruins of city, even in those days it was noticed that, the system was not enough, and it was neglected. The negligence was 11

noticed even in Ancient India like today. In ancient rural India people use to defecate in open grounds. In post-independent India, government is taking continuous efforts for development in water supply and public sanitation system. Environmental Hygiene Committee appointed by the government of India in 1948-49, made recommendations of a Integrated System to provide basic infrastructural needs of water supply and public hygiene and sanitation within 40 years after independence. The government has implemented several schemes of water supply, hygiene and sanitation in every five year plans. Though there is gradual increase in funds provided by government, the results are not satisfactory. In the fifth five year plan the rural water supply system was brought under Minimum Need Programme by the government of India. Under this scheme the villages without a single safe water source and the village with water scarcity were identified. In the sixth five year plan out of 2.32 lacs of villages in 1.92 lacs of villages the Indian government has provided atleast one source of safe drinking water. The decade of 1981-90, was declared as International decade for water supply and sanitation, it was also declared by the government of India. Out of this declaration government achieved success in providing safe drinking water to 77% of urban population and 31% of rural population in India. The infrastructural facilities regarding hygiene and sanitation was provided to 27% of urban population and only 0.5% of rural population. It was not a satisfactory picture in India. A report published by Planning Commission of India, in 2002, it is mentioned that, the government has provided safe drinking water to 69 to 74% of population and yet 26 to 31% of rural population is deprived of it. The figure showing the position of hygiene and sanitation facilities shows that 75 to 81% of urban population have latrines in their home and only 19 to 19% of rural population have the facility of latrine at home. An essay published by government of India in 2003, regarding the facilities of hygiene and sanitation, according to census of 2001, shows that only 22% of rural population avail facility of latrine at their home, the figures are frustrating because yet 78% of rural population defecate on the open grounds. 12

Indian Planning Commission in 2002, has accepted the issue of decentralization, public centralization of the system of hygiene and sanitation which will be based on demand and sensibility of population. Beginning from 1999, the government made charges in this policy of providing infrastructure for hygiene and sanitation. The implementation of Total Sanitation Campaign (T. S. C.) is the part of the charged government policy in India and as well as in Maharashtra. Under this scheme the government is trying to provide basic infrastructural facilities of hygiene and sanitation to the rural population in the country and equally in the state of Maharashtra. Facilities for safe drinking water are satisfactory in the rural areas too, but facilities of sanitation including toilets facility in the houses in rural areas is frustrating and there is a need of lot of efforts to be taken by state government. The researcher has taken a review of provision of pure water and sanitation facilities in the state of Maharashtra. It is necessary to study the impact of Sant Gadgebaba Gram Swachata Abhiyan in relation to the changing issues by the central and state government regarding supply of pure water and the sanitation facilities. A review of water supply and public sanitation system in Maharashtra Right from 1960, the government of Maharashtra has spent a lot of money under the scheme Pure Water and Clean Village to provide pure drinking water and sanitation facilities to the rural masses in the state. Figures shown in the magazine Jal Swaraja published by government of Maharashtra reveals that so far the state government has already spent Rs. 16.6 cores on supply of pure and safe drinking water and Rs 555 cores for sanitation facilities, apart of this huge investment the contemporary picture of water supply and public sanitation in the state is not satisfactory. It is recorded in the magazine Jal Swaraj regarding shortage of water in the state of Maharashtra out of 86681, Grampanchayts in 25,500 Grampanchayat people are not getting minimum required water i.e. 40 liter/day/capita. On an average 20,000 villages are not getting enough water in the year and the water is supplied through tankers to 5500 Grampanchayats. An average expenditure incurred by the government every year for temporary water supply is 100 corers. 13

In a survey it is noticed that in 1996, out of 96.25 lacs of families in rural Maharashtra only 6 lacs of families have toilets in their home. Due to lack of this facilities women in the rural families were facing problems. Ultimately it resulted in the environmental pollution and its impact of the health of rural population. In 1997 to 2000, the government of Maharashtra, under a special drive, provided financial assistance to rural people to provide facility of latrines and spent 16.61 lacs of rupees as a share to construct latrines. The scheme and financial assistance given by the government resulted helpless as the rural people have not shown their interest in the matter, to spent their own share. There is a need of provision of atleast Rs. 800 corers for the maintenance of facilities made for water supply, hygiene and sanitation. Tax expected to get from water supply per year in the state is Rs. 200 corers, but the exact revenue collected by government under this head is approximately Rs. 120 corers, there is deficit of 80 corers. Thus it is clear that 5.57 corers of rural population in the state pay only 6 paisa for 40 liters of water utilization per day. The average cost of water per liter paid by population to the state government is 0.15 paisa and for one liter of mineral water in the market we have to pay atleast Rs. 10. It is a question that we pay Rs. 10 for a liter of water in the market and we are not ready to pay 0.15 paisa to government for the same one liter of water. It clearly shows that the common population has developed a habit of dependence on the government for the provision of basic needs like water supply. This habit of common population is the root cause of this problem, simply one cannot blame the government. Before 1960, the role of state government in rural water supply was almost negligible. It was limited to the scheme of One village and one source of water. The government use to provide a well and manual lifting system of water. Later on government has started supply driven policy of water supply. It was comprise of huge technology in water supply. Like lifting of water from a distant source with pipe line. The government also started to spend huge amount of money on water supply. The Central government, State government, administrative system, local political leaders, technicians and the common population participated in the system of water 14

supply. During implementation of supply driven policy in rural water supply some of the important issues were neglected by state government like strengthening of the source of water, water recycling and reuse of water. A drilled bore well by the government was used for a period of a year only. There were number of limitations and drawbacks in supply driven policy of water supply. On 27 th July 2000, the government of Maharashtra changed the policy of water supply. The supply driven policy was discontinued by government and implemented a new policy where the share from people was made compulsory. Village Grampanchayat and gram sabhas were given powers for the implementation of such schemes. Selection of type of facility, selection of technology, utilization of funds were left to be decided by Grampanchayats and the people. To develop awareness of ownership for such schemes the idea of financial share from people came forward. New water supply and sanitation facilities were created by the people and for the people. The role played by government was providing technical assistance and a part of financial assistance up to certain limit. The responsibilities of water supply and public sanitation were given to special committees formed by Grampanchayat and Zilla Parishad decided to provide assistance to local committees, thus the system is led by the people and assisted by the government. In the year 2003, government of Maharashtra accepted and implemented total sanitation campaign in the state. Instead of providing assistance for construction of latrines, government decided to make the villages free from public execrate grounds. The important parts of this campaign were participation of people in the campaign, toilets in school, toilets for women at the public places and individual sanitation. Education, knowledge and communication were the decided tools for the campaign. Creating cleanliness and hygiene in village was the goal of this campaign. In addition to this Nirmal Gram scheme was also implemented by the government the awards of Rs. 2 to 4 lacs were declared to the villages. It is quiet clear that, though the government was making efforts from 1960 for the purpose of public sanitation and water supply but the efforts proved fruitless. The government implemented the new policy I 2001 with active participation of people and 15

Sant Gadgebaba Swachata Abhiyan is the part of it at the state level and total sanitation campaign at the national level. Both the schemes were now implemented in Maharashtra. Section B : Sant Gadgebaba Gram Swachata Abhiyan In this section the researcher has thrown light on the nature, scope and importance of Sant Gadgebaba Gram Swachata Abhiyan. In the year 2000-01, Sant Gadgebaba Gram Swachata Abhiyan and Rashtra Sant Tukdoji Maharaj Swach Gram Spardha come into existence and in the year 2001-02 Mahatam Gandhi Swach Panchayat Samitee and Swach Zilla Parishad schemes were implemented by the government. In these schemes it was decided to honour, appreciate and award the villages performing best duties in the sector of public hygiene and sanitation. There was remarkable increase in the response to Sant Gadgebaba Gram Swachata Abhiyan by the villagers. The scheme has brought awareness among the common folk regarding cleanliness, hygiene and sanitation. A slogan From cleanliness to prosperity turned into a concept with the active participation and share of people. The government of Maharashtra achieved success in creating a culture of cleanliness. Now Sant Gadgebaba Gram Swachata Abhiyan not only remained a scheme but it turned into a public movement, as it was expected by the government. The government decided to increase public share and participation for more effective implementation of the scheme. The greatest cause of rural pollution is excrement at open places which may cause severe and life long health problems. Sant Gadgebaba Gram Swachata Abhiyan helped to keep the village clean, people realized the importance of latrines and decided not to be dependent on the assistance by the government, they took self initiative for the construction of latrines. The Abhiyan resulted in the use and construction of latrines in villages. Excrement on the open ground even by a single individual may lead to cause the epidemic diseases like colera, fever and gaundice. Pollution of water source by human excreta and drinking of this polluted water causes several health problems, thus the use of latrines must be the unavoidable part of rural life. Sant Gadgebaba Gram Swachata 16

Abhiyan inspired people for construction and valid use of latrines. The implementation of the Abhiyan was intensified by the state government in the year 2003-04. Government also took more efforts for hygienic handling of food material and drinking water which my keep people away from epidemic diseases which were too common. With consideration of the issues of water supply, hygiene and sanitation, government of Maharashtra published a circular with details of Sant Gadgebaba Gram Swachata Abhiyan to be implemented in the state. A resolution was taken by the government for cleanliness and hygiene of houses and villages and ultimately for health and enhanced life style of rural population to bring the slogan From cleanliness to prosperity is reality. In this scheme the government expected active participation and public share for effective implementation of the scheme. There is a need of bringing innovations in the scheme by using available raw material, traditional knowledge and creativity. In developing new techniques for cleanliness, hygiene and sanitation by public, the government will play the role a guide, assistance and partner. To achieve the ultimate goal, from the year 2000-01 Sant Gadgebaba Gram Swachata Abhiyan come into existence. With the efforts of government the scheme turned into a public movement from the year 2003-04 and it was decided to implement the scheme throughout the year in the state of Maharashtra by the state government. It was also decided to award and honour the villages with cash prizes. A) Under the scheme active Grampanchayat will be awarded with the cash prizes under the name Rashtra Sant Tukdoji Maharaj a visionary saint of Maharashtra who spread his message through the Gram Gita. The prize decided by government are as under : 1. At Panchayat Samitee level, three excellent Grampanchayat will be awarded. 2. At the district level, three villages from the district will be awarded. 3. At regional level, two villages from the region. 4. At state level the best three villages of state will be awarded. 17

B) The state government took decision to award cash prizes under the name Rashtrapita Mahatma Gandhi to one Zilla Parishad and one Panchayat Samitee from every revenue region of the state who gained more than 50% marks and at the state level three Zilla Parishads and three Panchayat Samitees will be awarded with cash prizes, certificate and momento. C) The villages showing excellence in Family Welfare Programmes, supply of safe drinking water, best drainage management and social integration will also be awarded under the names Late Absaheb Khedkar, Late Vasantrao Naik and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar respectively with cash awards, certificate and momento by the state government. D) The government also decided to give three cash awards from each district for the excellent article, a report and journalism with cash prizes. E) In addition to these awards, every Zilla Parishad may give awards out of their own funds or with the sponsors to three villages in the district, either in the form of a gift or cash up to Rs. 5000, Rs. 3000 and Rs. 2000. Sant Gadgebaba Gram Swachata Abhiyan 1. Pre Planning a) From 1 st to 25 th September : The annual Abhiyan begin from 2 nd October, every year, but prior to this as a part of pre planning, the concerned minister arranges meetings with the officials of water supply and sanitation departments in the secretariat. Simultaneously the parent minister of every district also arranges meetings at the district headquarters of Zilla Grampanchayat Abhiyan Samitees and appeals them to participate actively in the Abhiyan beginning from 2 nd October, every year. 2. From 26 th to 29 th September : During this period, every year, the Block Development Officer organizes a meeting of the Serpanchas of all the villages in that tehsil with the Gram Sevaks, all the members of Panchayat Samitee, Zilla Parishad members of the tehsil, Sabhapati and Deputy Sabhapati, members of all the voluntary organizations in the tehsil, 18

college teachers, freedom fighters and the meeting is usually presided by the local M. L. A. to make an appeal for active participation in Sant Gadgebaba Gram Swachata Abhiyan. 3. On 30 th September : On this day every year in every Grampanchayat of the village in the state, the Serpanch arranges Gramsabha at the village level to form a village samitee working for Sant Gadgebaba Gram Swachata Abhiyan. If it is not possible to arrange the meeting on 30 th September, it may be organized on the next day i.e. on 1 st October. 4. On 1 st October : On 1 st October, a special meeting of women in the village is organized by the local committee to get their participation in the abhiyan. 5. On 2 nd October : 2 nd October is the day of formal beginning of Sant Gadgebaba Gram Swachata Abhiyan. On this day the meeting of Gramsabha is organized in every village of the state. The officials nominated by collector from all the departments of district participates in the meeting. The sole responsibility of the meeting is on the district collector. The work programme of Sant Gadgebaba Gram Swachata Abhiyan : After all the meetings in the month of September, formal implementation of Abhiyan begins on 2 nd October in every village of the state. a. Every year on 3 rd and 4 th Oct. : Exhibition of various objects concerning sanitation. Exhibition and promotion of modern techniques of sanitation. Gawandi camp. b. On 5 th to 7 th Oct. : Village cleanliness, solid waste management, waste free awareness camp. 19

c. On 8 th to 9 th Oct. : Individual sanitation/ hygiene awareness camp. (Individual bathing and cleaning) d. 10 th to 14 th Oct. : Home and campus cleanliness. e. 15 th Oct. : Individual hand washing campaign. f. 16 th to 18 th Oct. : Schools and Nurseries cleaning campaign and awareness camp. g. 19 th and 20 th Oct. : Public building cleanliness campaign. h. 21 st and 22 nd Oct. : Cleaning of cattle, cattle shed, clean cattle competition, best cattle-shed competition. i. 23 rd to 28 th Oct. : Road cleaning and repairing. Shrama-dan campagn. j. 29 th to 31 st Oct. : Training and practical campaign or purification of water. k. 1 st to 5 th Nov. : Management of drainage system. Reuse of waste water campaign. l. On 6 th Nov. : Different competition to abolish bad habits, like slogan competition, essay writing competition etc. m. On 7 th and 8 th Nov. : Healthy child competition, mother-infant care, saving groups and self-help groups participation. n. On 9 th Nov. : Campaign for prevention of epidemic diseases, quality water supply, medical checkup etc. o. From 10 th Nov. to 30 th Nov. : Construction of new latrines, repairing of old latrines, awareness camp on hygiene and sanitation. 20

p. 31 st Dec. : Sankalp-din (a day of resolution) For implementation of work programme, mentioned above there is a need of consistent and persistent efforts to be taken by the Grampanchayat. There is also need of organizing various campaigns to create awareness among villagers. The programmes have to be arranged at the level of village, revenue circle and tehsil. The individual competition on best mother, clean home, clean school, clean classroom, clean campus, clean cattle-shed, excellent water storage, best cattle, healthy child, balanced diet etc. have to be organized including competitions of sports, art, elocution, debating, sining and proverbs-idiom etc. It is made mandatory by the government to each Grampanchayat to organize competition and programmes mentioned above and to keep their records and produce whenever asked. The village Grampanchayat has to work hard for the construction of new latrines and repairing of old latrines, waste water and solid waste management during 2 nd October to 31 st December. The Grampanchayat has to prepare a proposal for the award of Nirmal Gram and apply to the government well in advance before 28 th December every year. The Grampanchayats who received this award already has to work to maintain hygiene and sanitation, encourage the families for construction of new latrines, work to take care of old, sick and handicapped family member management. They have to work consistently for enhancement and improvement of hygiene and sanitation. 3. Inspection programme of the Grampanchayat : The Grampanchayat are expected to implement programmes as shows in the schedule discussed above. They have to take help of the technical and traditional knowledge, various voluntary organizations, award won villages and experts for proper implementation of work programme as per schedule. 21

a. 1 st to 5 th Jan. : All the Grampanchayat in Zilla Parishad constituency has to submit baseline data up to 30 th September, regarding the work programme to Block Development Officer. b. 6 th to 20 th Jan. : Inspection and evaluation of all the villages by Block Development Officer with allotment of grades and marks. c. 26 th Jan. : Distribution of prizes and awards at the district level. d. 27 th Jan. to 10 th Feb. : Preparation of all the Grampanchayat for tehsil level different competitions. e. 11 th to 28 th Feb. : Inspection of Grampanchayats and declaration of results of competition taken at tehsil level. f. 1 st to 10 th March : Distribution of prizes and awards at the tehsil level. g. 11 th March to 14 th April : Preparation of Grampanchayats for district level competition. h. 15 th to 30 th April : Inspection of Grampanchayat for district level competition. i. 1 st May : Distribution of prizes and awards at the district level. j. 2 nd May t 30 th June : Preparation period for Grampanchayat for Regional level competition. k. 1 st to 30 th July : Inspection of Grampanchayat for Regional level competition and declaration of results. l. 15 th August : Distribution of prizes and awards of Regional level competition. 22

m. 16 th August to 30 September : Reparation, inspection and declaration of results of all Grampanchayat for state level competition. n. On 2 nd October : Distribution of prizes of state level competition. 4. Formation /Constitution of Committees at different levels under Sant Gadgebaba Gram Swachata Abhiyan : The government has brought certain amendments in the constitution of committees at different levels. The committees have to be constituted at state level, regional level, district level and tehsil level, according to the new guidelines for the assessment and evaluation of villages under the scheme. There is specified time period for the process of assessment evaluation and grading at the different level. The distribution of awards and prizes, amount in cash awards have been mentioned in the new guidelines prepared by the government for this Abhiyan. Types of competitions to be organized under Gram Swachata Abhiyan : 1. Rashtrsant Tukdoji Maharaj Swach Gram Spardha In the process of assessment and evaluation under this scheme, the members of the inspection committee has t allot marks on each criteria individually, then the marks given by all the members of committee were added together and divided by the number of members to draw average marks given by committee. 2. The evaluation is carried on the basis of population of the particular village. There is provision of additional marks according to the population of the village. This additional weightage is added in the basic marks given by the committee after calculating average. The additional marks can be given as below on the basis of population. 23

For village up to population 1000 only actual marks. For village, where the population is 1000 to 3000 2% additional marks. For village, where the population is 3001 to 6000 3% additional marks. For village, where the population is more than 6000 5% additional marks. The additional weightage do justice for the additional efforts taken by the villages with additional population. 3. Grading of villages Grade A villages with more than 60% marks. Grade B villages with marks more than 50% and less than 60%. Grade C villages with marks less than 49%. Incase the villages have not provided baseline data with the proposal, in such cases the members of the committee have to collect the data during inspection, evaluation and assessment process. Procedure for Grading of villages : To develop work-culture for hygiene and sanitation in the rural region of the state, from year 2008-09, the committees at the district level assesses and evaluates villages for the purpose of grading. The grading of the village is done by the committees at different level on the basis of baseline data collected before 30 th September every year. The Block Development Officer at tehsil level is the authority responsible for grading of villages and the Chief Executive Officer of the Zilla Parishad is the appointed authority for grading of villages at district level. The C. E. O. Zilla Parishad is also expected to guide all the villages for Sant Gadgebaba Gram Swachata Abhiyan. 24

The details of cash prizes to be given under Rashtra Sant Tukdoji Maharaj Nirmal Gram Puraskar : a) At the level of Zilla Parishad Election Constituency : All the villages in the Zilla Parishad Election Constituency, were inspected, assessed, evaluated and graded as A, B and C by the committees constituted by this purpose. The top three villages with the grade A were selected on the merit basis as first, second and third. The first village will get the cash award of Rs. 5,000/-, 3,000/- and 2,000/- respectively to the second and third villages. For these awards the Zilla Parishad has to make provision from their own budget, the state government will not provide any type of financial assistance in this category. b) Awards at tehsil level/ Panchayat Samitee level : The three villages who got awards in the above category are also eligible for this level award. All the Grampanchayat in the jurisdiction of Panchayat Samitee will be assessed, evaluated and graded by the Block Development Officer and again three prize will be given. The first cash prize will be of Rs. 25,000/- Rs. 15,000/- for the second and Rs. 10,000/- for third village on the basis of merit. c) Awards at district level : The villages who got the first and second award at the Panchayat Samitee level in the district are eligible for this award. All the Grampanchayat who got first and second prize at the Panchayat Samitee level are once again inspected, assessed and evaluated for this category. Again three prizes cash awards will be given to three villages in the district on the basis of merit. The first cash prize at this level is of Rs. 5 lacs, the second cash prize is of Rs. 3 lacs and the third prize of Rs. 2 lacs. The first and second village at the district level is again eligible for awards at the Regional level. d) At the Regional level : Out of all the first and second award winning villages at the district level in the region, the committee has to select three villages on the basis of merit in the region, after inspecting, assessing, evaluating and grading of all the award 25

winning villages at the district level on the basis of merit. The first cash prize in this category will be of Rs. 10 lacs, second prize is of Rs. 8 lacs and the third prize will be of Rs. 06 lacs. Special award : There is provision of three special awards at the district level. The Grampanchayat who awarded in the year at any level are not eligible for the special awards. The committees formulated with the members of other district (not belonging to the same district) will inspect, assess and evaluate the eligible Grampanchayats for this purpose. Among these special awards the first award is Late Abasaheb Khedkar Puraskar for the Grampanchayat with excellence in the sector of family welfare. The second award is Late Vasantrao Naik Puraskar, for contribution by the village in water management. The third award in this category is Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Puraskar, for the village contribution in social integration. These three special awards are given at the three levels, district level, regional level and state level. The fourth award in this category is Yashwantrao Chavan Puraskar for the best journalist at the district level. This is in the form of cash prizes out of the funds of Gram Vikas Funds. This award is also given after the formal assessment and evaluation. III. Sane Guruji Swach Shala and Savitribai Phule Swacha Anganwadi Competition : Under the scheme of Sant Gadgebaba Gram Swachata Abhiyan one clean school and one nursery is also awarded at four levels; Panchayat Samitee level, district level, regional level and the state level. The concerned committees at each level constituted for inspection will inspect the schools and Anganwadis for this purpose at all the four levels to award. The amount of cash award is as below : 26

Sr. Level Amount for Amount for No. schools Anganwadi (Nursery) 1 Panchayat Samitee Rs. 10,000/- Rs. 5,000/- 2 District level Rs. 50,000/- Rs. 25,000/- 3 Regional level Rs. 1 lac Rs. 50,000/- 4 State level Rs. 3 lacs Rs. 1 lac. 27

IV. Rashtrapita Mahatma Gandhi Swach Zilla Parishad and Swach Panchayat Samitee Award : The criteria for selection and the details of this award are as below : a) The first eligibility criteria for this award is, the entire jurisdiction of Zilla Parishad must be free of open excrement. The second criteria is, the concern Zilla Parishad must have awarded by the central government for the same purpose. The cash prize of Rs. 20 lacs will be given in this category. b) In this category the criteria for selection are (1) In the current year, the Grampanchayat winning Nirmal Gram Puraskar in the district must be in highest number in the state. (2) The number of villages in district winning Nirmal Gram Puraskar in the current year should not be less than 50. In this category the amount of cash award is Rs. 10 lacs given to only one Zilla Parishad in the state. c) In this category all the Panchayat Samitees winning award in the current year by the central government are eligible to get additional cash award of Rs. 4 lacs by the state government. Terms and conditions of Sant Gadgebaba Gram Swachata Abhiyan : 1. It is compulsory for all the Grampanchayats in the state to take part in Abhiyan. 2. Under Sant Gadgebaba Gram Swachata Abhiyan, the schools and Nurseries selected for award in the earlier/previous level are only eligible for the higher/next level award in the scheme Rashtra Santa Tukdoji Maharaj Swach Shala and Swach Anganwadi Puraskar. 3. Any school or nursery in the state should not spend money on the organization of programmes like distribution of prizes and the process of selection, the entire responsibility of financial expenditure must be incurred by either the Zilla Parishad or the state government. 4. It is advisable to select the same village for the award of Rashtra Sant Tukdoji Maharaj Nirmal Gram Puraskar at all the four levels. If there are more than one villages acquiring same marks, other villages at the same rank may be given 28

preference for the three special awards counting their marks on the specified heads like water and drainage management, family welfare and social integration. If there are villages at the same rank in the specified heads, other than one village, should be reassessed for the same award of next level. 5. It is compulsory for all the committees constituted for the process of assessment and evaluation at every stage, to undergo the process of assessment as per the schedule given to them by the state government. The records of the process of inspection, assessment, evaluation and grading must be preserved in the office of the concerned Grampanchayat by the village committee, Gramsevak or the Sarpanch and produce it whenever asked by the officials or committees in the next higher level. 6. Every member of the assessment committee must be impartial in the process of assessment and for that he has to undergoes affidavit for the same. 7. There will be no provision of appeal to the higher authority or committees at the higher level for the decision taken by the committee at the concerned level. 8. The schools and nurseries winning awards may optional for the same award next year and may participate in the competition but they are not entitled to receive the cash awards/ prizes for the period of ten years. 9. It is observed that, there is huge response and active participation of the public in this Abhiyan, thus the members of the committee must be impartial in the process of assessment. There must be atleast 2/3 of the members be present for inspection and assessment process of the committee. If the members are in need of leave during this process, they must get written permission either from the President, Z. P. or C. E. O. of the concerned Zilla Parishad. 10. If any Prsident of Zilla Parishad is unable to accompany the assessment committee he has to seek written permission to remain absent from the Minister for Water Supply and Sanitation. If the C. E. O. of Z. P. or the commissioner wants leave from the work of assessment and inspection of the village for this purpose he has to take consent from the Chief Secretary of the state to do so, otherwise the act of remaining absent as a member of inspection and assessment committee is an offence punishable according to Rule no. 51 of the Act of 1961. 29

11. The amount of cash prize received by the Grampanchayat at any level, must be deposited in the bank account of Grampanchayat, this money connot be withdrawn or used for any purpose without the resolution taken by the Gram Samitee after arranging its meeting. The Grampanchayat are bound to utilize the amount of cash prize as per the guidelines of state government. 12. The amount of expenditure incurred out of cash prize must be credited in a special book of ledger under the specified head like Deman no. Y-2, 2215 Water Supply and Sanitation, drainage and sanitation 107, rural sanitation five year state plan(04)(05) of Sant Gadgebaba Gram Swachata Abhiyan. The expenditure on publicity and awards must be posted under the head (2215, 1988)26 Advertisement and Publicity. 13. The expenditure out of cash prize from special award has to be posted under Demand no. L-10, 2515, other Rural Development Programme-101. The expenditure incurred out of the funds for encouragement received from the state government should be booked under the head no. 25150062. 30

Constitution of Sant Gadgebaba Gram Swachata Abhiyan : The committees have to be established at the village level and the district level for the effective implementation of Sant Gadgebaba Gram Swachata Abhiyan. 1. Gram Swachata Samitee at village level : Name Date of Constitution Members of the committee Sant Gadgebaba Gram Swachata Abhiyan On 30 th September every year in a general meeting of Grampanchayat Sarpanch, Vice sarpanch, villege level organization members, chairman of M. G. Gram Tanta Mukti Abhiyan, representative of ladies, head & secretary of G. P. water supply & sanitation committee, Anganwadi officials, Teachers, Students representatives, Freedom fighters, Ex-servicemen, Representative of pregnant women, Representative from the S. C., Religious sector, public leader, Member of local N. G. O., the only active an enthusiastic member from the above category should be selected. 31

2. District level Gram Swachata Samitee : the district. It is constituted at the district level in a meeting presided by the Parent-Minister of Name Members of the committee Sant Gadgebaba District level Gram Swachata Samitee Parent Minister Chairman Parent Secretary Member President Z. P. Member Collector Member C. E. O. of Z. P. Member Secretary Officials of Z. P. Mahila, Arogya, Samaj Kalyan, Water Supply, Committee members Member Representative from N. G. O., Social Club, Public Leaders, Ex-Servicemen, Freedom Fighers, N. S. S., Doctors, Research Organizations - Members 32

Format for the information/baseline data submission is as below : This information has to be submitted to the Assessment Committee. Sr. Item No. 1 Water Management (max. marks 20) A. Establishment of Health/Nutirtion Water supply and sanitation committee ii) Budget/plan for water & its implementation B. Economics of water supply scheme i) Total annual expenditure on water supply ii) The expenditure incurred so far iii) Total revenue to be received for water supply iv) Revenue/Tax so far collected v) Total amount collected for testing of water at the rate of Rs. 1/family C. i) Total no. of houses in the village ii) Total no. of household water connections iii) Total length of water supply line in the village iv) No. of families with tap connections D. No. of water leakages in the villages E. Total drainage connection in the village F. i) Required T.C.L. powder/quarter ii) Stock of T.C.L. powder iii) No. of water samples tested so far (for chemical and biological pollution) Position on 30 th Sept. Position after implementation 33

G. Name and numbers of epidermic diseases in the village in the last three years H. i) Sanitation survey of drinking water sources in the village and problems detected so far ii) Use of field test kit 2 Drainage Management (max. marks 10) i) Total no. of houses in the village ii) No. of houses with traditional drainage system (Shosh Khadde) iii) No. of houses attached with the drainage system iv) Houses using drainage water for household gardening v) Whether there is a recycling-reusing of drainage water in the village 3 A. Toilet Management (max. marks 25) i) Total no. of families in the village ii) Total no. of families with toilets iii) Total no. of families with sharing toilets iv) Total no. of families using public toilets v) Total no. of families using open ground for toilets vi) Total no. of families with toilets and attached bio-gas in the village B. i) Total no. of Anganwadi (Nursery) ii) Total no. of nursery with child friendly toilets 34

iii) No. of primary school student strength, no. of toilets and urinals iv) no. of secondary school - student strength, no. of toilets and urinals v) No. of colleges - student strength, no. of toilets and urinals C) Government /semi government offices in the village i) No. of govt/semi govt. office buildings ii) No. of toilets & urinals in offices iii) No. of offices with this facility D. i) floating population of the village ii) No. of toilets available for the floating population Male toilets Female toilets Male urinals Female urinals E. Distance of water source from public toilets F. Whether the toilets in village are technically &environmentally fit G. i) No. of individual/sharing/public toilets in the village ii) No. of toilets with biogas connections iii) No. of employees in the village iv) No. of employees with toilets in house v) No. of Grampanchayat members vi) No. of Grampanchayat members with toilets in their house 4 Solid waste management (max. marks 10) A. i) No. of houses in the village ii) No. of individual dust bins 35

iii) No. of public dust bins iv) Whether the waste is classified B. i) Frequency of collection of waste ii) Vehicles used for disposing collected waste C. Solid waste disposal in the village D. Financial earning out of waste 5 House-Village and Campus Sanitation -5 A. Cleanliness in the houses, roads regions, cultivation of flowering plants B. food grain storage in the house, food cooking precautions, facility for pure drinking water, drainage system and waste disposal in the village C. i) No. of cattle in the village ii) No. of cattle with caccination iii) No. of cattle sheds iv) Waste disposal system in the cattle shed D. Preventive methods in the village from mosquitoes and flies E. Facility for Public-Crematoria in the village 6 Individual Hygiene & Sanitation 5 A. i) Regularity in cutting nails of students in the schools & nursaries ii) cleanliness of hairs and uniforms of students iii) No. of students using toilet B. Epidemic diseases in the last year i) No. of diseases 36

ii) No. of infected students C. i) No. of families keeping drinking water at some height ii) No. of families using a carrier with long handle for water iii) No. of villager washing hands with soap/ash a) Post toilet b) Before cooking c) Before meals D. No. of places found of spitting in the village/school/ houses/ govt. offices 7 Family Welfare Programme (Marks 10) A. i) Eligible no. of couples in the village for family planning ii) No. of couples undergone vasectomy iii) No. of couples using other preventive measures of family planning B. i) No. of families with a single child and family planning operation ii) No. of families with two children and family planning operation iii) No. of vasectomy cases C. Ratio of population increase D. i) Total female population (including girls) ii) Total male population (including boys) iii) Female : Male population ratio in the village 8 People Participation (max. marks 10) A. i) Position of integrity and secularism 37

in the village ii) No. of communal riots in the village in village in last five years B. i) No. of crimes with police F. I. R. in the last three years ii) Working position of M. G. Tanta Mukti Samitee iii) Awards to the village for Tanta Mukti C. Programmes organized for prevention of bad habits i) Anti Gutka campaign ii) Anti wine campaign D. i) No. of in the village ii) No. of public places in use E. No. of development projects under peoples participation and share Refilling/ School/ Road/ Water conservation etc. 9 Innovative Programme in the village led by the people (max. marks 5) i) Blood donation camp ii) Plantation iii) Employment creation iv) Other innovative plans 38

Criteria for Assessment and Weightage Sr. No. Item Max. Marks Marks Obtained 1 Water Management 20 2 Drainage Management 10 3 Toilet Management 25 4 Solid Waste Management 10 5 House/ Village Cleanliness, Hygiene Sanitation 05 6 Individual Hygiene and Sanitation 05 7 Family Welfare Schemes 10 8 Peoples Participation/ Share 10 9 Innovative Programmes 05 Total 100 39

1. Water Management 20 Sr. No. Item Max. Marks Marks Obtained 1 Rural water supply management 04 Hygiene, Sanitation, Water-budget plan and its implementation 2 Economics of water supply Water-Revenue (tax) collection 86 to 99% 61 to 85% Less than 65% 03 02 01 00 3 Percentage of water line connection in the village 100% connections 90% connections 80% connections 75% connections Less than 75% connections 4 If there is not a single leakage in the water supply line 5 Proper distance between the water line and drainage line in the village 6 If the water is 100% safe (free from chemical and biological pollution) 04 03 02 01 00 01 03 02 40

7 Water borne epidemic diseases in the villages (to be contacted to the M.O.) If no, in the last 3 years If no, in the last 2 years If no, in the last year only 8 Use of field test kit for water quality, if yes 02 01 00 01 41

2. Drainage Management 10 Sr. No. Item Max. Marks Marks Obtained 1 Scientific disposal of drainage water and reuse in the village If 100% If 75 to 99% If 50 to 74% If less than 50% 10 07 05 00 2 (Drainage lines should not be open and there should not be drainage water accumulated on road If yes liable to deduction of 2 marks) 42

3. Toilet Management 25 Sr. No. Item Max. Marks Marks Obtained 1 If there are toilets with 100% families 12 2 If there are toilets with 75% families 05 3 If there are toilets with 50% families 03 4 If there are attached toilets in all the offices, schools, colleges 5 If there are toilets in office of all N.G.O.s in the village 6 If there is proper facility of toilets at public places of specific events, market places, auditoriums, function halls etc. 7 If the distance between drainage line & water supply line is proper 8 If all the toilets in village are technically & environmentally valid 9 If the distance between water source and drainage line is valid 10 If individual/ sharing/ public toilets have bio-gas connection and street light management 02 02 02 02 03 02 02 43

4. Solid Waste Management - 10 Sr. No. Item Max. Marks Marks Obtained 1 If there are individual dust bins/ public dust bins and classification of waste in the village 2 If there is dumping & conveying facility for solid waste 3 If the wet waste (solid) is for decompose fertilizers and the waste treatment for dangerous waste from hospital & P.H.C. 4 If the waste material has been converted into a financial source 02 03 03 02 44

5. Housr/ Village/ Campus cleanliness 05 Sr. No. Item Max. Marks Marks Obtained 1 If the houses, roads are clean & decorated with plantation 2 If the hygiene & sanitation precautions are taken incase of drinking water, cooking & food grains storage 3 Hygiene & sanitation precautions of cattle & cattle shed in the village 4 Controlling measure against mosquitoes & flies have taken in the village 5 If the facility of scientific funeral/ cremation is available in the village 01 01 01 01 01 45

6. Individual Hygiene & Sanitation 05 Sr. No. Item Max. Marks Marks Obtained 1 If, the school & nursery students have the good habit of bathing, cutting nails & hairs, washing hands etc. 02 (tested in a random sampling system) 2 If there are no transferable diseases among students due to the problem of un-cleanliness (as per record) 3 If all the citizen of village have the good habit of washing hands after toilet, before meals and before cooking 4 If no evidence of spitting found in schools, colleges & offices (public places) 01 01 01 46

7. Family Welfare 10 Sr. No. Item Max. Marks Marks Obtained 1 Out of total eligible couples for family planning operations If 100% have undergone If in between 75 to 99% If less than 75% 03 01 00 2 Population growth in the village 3 Total no. of male population 4 Total no. of female population 5 Female : Male ratio 47

Constitution of Assessment Committees for selection under Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj Swach Grampanchayat Scheme : The committees constituted for the purpose assessment and evaluation of village for R.T.M. N. G. A. have to be constituted at four levels. They have to assess the villages according to the criteria as shows in Annexure-II. After the process of inspection and assessment the committees have to select three best villages on the basis of merit. The results of assessment process should be declared in a meeting in presence of officials, Sarpanch, Gramsevak and other members of the Grampanchayat. Though the decision taken by the committee is final, the members of the committee may be able to justify it. Individual member has to prepare individual marksheet or atleast he must have the rough record of his observations, which is to be later on accumulated and summed up for final results in the presence of Chairman of assessment committee. Every member of committee has to sign the consolidated statement of marks and submit it to the appointed officials. A copy of it may also be brought to the notice of every Grampanchayat. The results of the committees working at the higher level has to declare the results in a press conference. 48

1. Level I, Z. P. Election Constitution Assessment Committee Sr. No. Member Jurisdiction 1 Z.P. member of the other Panchayat Samitee constituency of the same district 2 Medical Officer of P.H.C. from other Panchayat Samitee 3 Head of the Central Primary School from other Panchayat Samitee 4 A peon from other Panchayat Samitee (female) Chairman All the Grampanchayat of other Panchayat Member Samitee region as appointed by the C.E.O. of Zill Member Parishad Member 5 A secretary of the ward committee Member Secretary (All the above member may be from the same Panchayat Samitee region) 49

2. Second Round/Level Panchayat Samitee Level Sr. No. Member Jurisdiction 1 Chairman of Panchayat Samitee Chairman Selected 2 Project officer, Integrated Child Development Scheme 3 Block Education Officer Member 4 Medical Officer of Panchayat Samitee Member 5 Block Development Officer Member Secretary Grampanchayat at Member level-i for award in other district appointed by the Regional Commissioner 50

3. Third Round/Level District Level Sr. No. Member Jurisdiction 1 President Zilla Parishad Chairman Selected 2 C.E.O. Zilla Parishad Member Grampanchayat at level-ii awards in 3 A nominated member by C.E.O. Member other districts and (must belong to award winning appointed by the Grampanchayat in last year) state government 4 A nominated member of Zilla Parishad Sangh Member 5 Deputy C. E. O. of Panchayat Samitee Member Secretary 51