A family that invests in a toilet will save Rs 50,000/ yr: Unicef study

The cost-benefit ratio of a household found in the study was 430% in fully Open defecation free communities.

A family that invests in a toilet will save Rs 50,000 a year in India, said an independent survey by UNICEF. 

The study conducted across 10000 households in 12 states to measure the economic impact of sanitation at a household level discovered that a single rupee invested in sanitation, allows a family to save Rs 4.30 by averting medical costs.

"This means that in terms of cost-benefit ratio, considering in one hand the expenditures of the households and of the government, and financial savings induced by improved sanitation on the other, an investment of Rs 1 led to a saving of Rs