While allocations to India's national sanitation campaign to eradicate open defecation have increased considerably, budget tracking shows that release of funds to states and households is too slow.
| Title | Swachh Bharat Mission-Gramin (SBM), GOI, 2016-17 |
| Publication Type | Briefing Note |
| Year of Publication | 2016 |
| Authors | Kapur, A, P. Choudhury, R, Srinivas, V |
| Secondary Title | Budget briefs |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pagination | 1-7 |
| Date Published | 10/2016 |
| Publisher | Accountability Initiative, Centre for Policy Research |
| Place Published | New Delhi, India |
| Publication Language | English |
| Keywords | budget tracking, national level |
| Abstract | The Swacch Bharat Mission-Gramin (SBM) is India's national sanitation campaign to eradicate open defecation by 2019. Using government data, this brief reports on trends for SBM Gramin along the following parameters:
In addition, this brief reports findings from a fund tracking survey (PAISA) conducted in December 2015. The survey covered close to 7,500 Households, spread across 10 districts and 5 states in India (Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Madya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan). Main findings While allocations for SBM-Gramin increased over three-fold for FY 2016-17 compared to FY 2014-15, release of funds to states has been slow. Funds for Information, Education and Communication (IEC) activities dropped from 4% to only 1% of total expenditure in the same period. In the last two years, less than 50 per cent of eligible households who had applied to SBM for a toilet construction grant actually received it. Most households were unaware of the Swachhata Doots (hygiene or cleanliness promoters) in their village. |
| URL | http://www.accountabilityindia.in/budget/briefs/download/1265 |
| Citation Key | 82278 |
