The Government initiative, Swachh Bharat MissionGramin is finding support from selfless volunteers working at the grass root level. A chartered accountant in Jaipur, Rajasthan, planned capacity building workshops for field motivators and created District Resource Groups from scratch. A lawyer in Anjaw, Arunachal Pradesh, assisted behavioural change towards safe sanitation along with her District Collector on the Indo-China border. A social worker in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh brought together various Self Help Groups for toilet construction in his district. On September 25, 2016, in his “Mann Ki Baat’ address to the nation, the Prime Minister made an appeal io the corporate world to extend support in making India clean. Responding to his clarion call, Tata Trustsone of India’s leading philanthropic organisations, collaborated with the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation and deployed over 400 Zila Swachh Bharat Preraks (ZSBPs). The ZSBPs form a young cadre that supports district administration across the country for the implementation. of this programme and has contributed to the National Rural Sanitation Programme, a remarkable growth spurt from 39% to 80%... Read More