Sanitary Toilets

Jairam Ramesh alleged that after the initial fanfare, "the Prime Minister has moved onto other schemes, headlines and events"

Bindeshwar Pathak established the Sulabh International Social Service in 1970, to resolve the country's sanitation problems

The initial public offer of Venus Pipes and Tubes got fully subscribed within the first few hours of opening on Wednesday. It closed with 2.37 times subscription on the first day

The land of the government, public sector undertakings and cooperative institutions would be utilised for this purpose

Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (MoDWS) commissioned two private consultancies, IPE Global and Kantar, to conduct a nationwide survey to verify India's ODF status

Direct intervention in schools by ensuring that children have access to safe, hygienic and regularly maintained toilets will increase their attendance and engagement. This will translate into good toilet habit among children and their families and communities

Access to safe/sanitary toilets gets 55% weightage among the three parameters to be used to rate states' performance