The Swachh Bharat Mission has made significant strides in improving sanitation facilities and reducing open defecation rates in India. However, there is still work to be done to ensure universal access to safe sanitation, and address remaining challenges effectively. Critically examine.
Kartavya Desk Staff
Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.
Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.
2. The Swachh Bharat Mission has made significant strides in improving sanitation facilities and reducing open defecation rates in India. However, there is still work to be done to ensure universal access to safe sanitation, and address remaining challenges effectively. Critically examine. (250 words)
Difficulty level: Moderate
Reference: The Hindu , Insights on India
Why the question: In the past decade, improving sanitation coverage has been one of the key public policy miracles in India. Key Demand of the question: To write about the successes and limitations of Swachh Bharat Mission in making India ODF free. Directive: Critically examine – When asked to ‘Examine’, we have to look into the topic (content words) in detail, inspect it, investigate it and establish the key facts and issues related to the topic in question. While doing so we should explain why these facts and issues are important and their implications. When ‘critically’ is suffixed or prefixed to a directive, one needs to look at the good and bad of the topic and give a fair judgment. Structure of the answer: Introduction: Begin by giving a brief about aims of Swachh Bharat Mission Body: First, in brief, write about the major components of Swachh Bharat Mission Next, write about achievements of Swachh Bharat Mission – constructing over 100 million household toilets in rural India, providing over 99% of households with access to toilets, raising public awareness about the importance of cleanliness and sanitation, investing in basic sanitation infrastructure etc. Next, write about the shortcomings of Swachh Bharat Mission – sustainability of the infrastructure and behavioural change it has created, the substantial funding required to construct sanitation infrastructure, limited attention to waste management, an urban-rural divide in achieving its goals etc. Conclusion: Conclude by writing a way forward to overcome the above limitations.
Why the question:
In the past decade, improving sanitation coverage has been one of the key public policy miracles in India.
Key Demand of the question:
To write about the successes and limitations of Swachh Bharat Mission in making India ODF free.
Directive:
Critically examine – When asked to ‘Examine’, we have to look into the topic (content words) in detail, inspect it, investigate it and establish the key facts and issues related to the topic in question. While doing so we should explain why these facts and issues are important and their implications. When ‘critically’ is suffixed or prefixed to a directive, one needs to look at the good and bad of the topic and give a fair judgment.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin by giving a brief about aims of Swachh Bharat Mission
First, in brief, write about the major components of Swachh Bharat Mission
Next, write about achievements of Swachh Bharat Mission – constructing over 100 million household toilets in rural India, providing over 99% of households with access to toilets, raising public awareness about the importance of cleanliness and sanitation, investing in basic sanitation infrastructure etc.
Next, write about the shortcomings of Swachh Bharat Mission – sustainability of the infrastructure and behavioural change it has created, the substantial funding required to construct sanitation infrastructure, limited attention to waste management, an urban-rural divide in achieving its goals etc.
Conclusion:
Conclude by writing a way forward to overcome the above limitations.