GROUP REPORT ON NIRMAL BHARAT ABHIYAN

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GROUP REPORT ON NIRMAL BHARAT ABHIYAN

• GROUP-IV

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Key Issues

• Convergence with MGNREGA
• Motivation of beneficiaries/IEC activities
• Technical issues in Construction of toilets
• Suggestions

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Convergence with MGNREGA

• Convergence started in many of the states
• Convergence has led to better implementation of
  scheme ghost bogus units minimised to the
  larger extent.
• States are largely following MGNREGA Guidelines
  for 19 unskilled mandays 6 skilled mandays.
• Continuous flow of funds is needed from the NBA
  MGNREGA for efficient implementation.

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Motivation of beneficiaries/IEC activities

• Intensive IEC Campaign for awareness
• Need for behavioral change for beneficiaries
• Non using of toilets due to local customary
  beliefs
• Due to lack of water availability in villages
• Model toilets may be constructed in Towns
  cities to motivate the rural people.

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Technical issues in Construction of toilets

• Some states expressed the problems of
  constructing the toilets in hard rocky soil
• Scarcity of technical expertise for construction
  of the toilets.
• Renovation/replacement of the dysfunctional
  toilets required.
• Individual beneficiaries not having sufficient
  space

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Suggestions

• Delayed payment to the beneficiaries may be
  avoided.
• Stage wise payment may be allowed
• Role of Chairman, Member Secretary is to be
  included in the NBA Guidelines
• In rocky hard soils, use of machinery
  enhancement of incentive to the IHHL beneficiary
  may be considered.

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Suggestions Contd..

• To meet the requirement of personnel for giving
  mark out construction local youth be identified
  trained by the RWS Housing Department.
• Upgradation of two pit system with septage
  clearing programme.