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Assessment study of impact and sustainability of Nirmal Gram Puraskar – A report by CMS Environment

This report by CMS Environment presents an assessment study of impact and sustainability of Nirmal Gram Puraskar (NGP).

Posted on 24 Jun, 2011 11:02 PM

NGP was initiated in Oct 2003 to encourage Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs), block and districts to take up sanitation promotion, a post achievement, award-cum-fiscal incentive scheme. The eligibility criteria for the PRIs to receive NGP include: Gram Panchayats, Blocks and Districts, which achieve 100 per cent sanitation coverage in terms of: (1) 100 per cent sanitation coverage of individual households (2) 100 per cent school and anganwadis sanitation coverage (3) Free from open defecation and (4) Clean environment maintenance (liquid and solid waste management).

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