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As-Is and e-Readiness Study report on Public Health EngineeringDepartment, Govt. of Assame. Encourage cost effective and appropriate technologies for ecologically safe andsustainable sanitation.f. Develop community managed environmental sanitation systems focusing on solid &liquid waste management.STRATEGYThe strategy is to make the Programme 'community led' and 'people centered'. A"demand driven approach" is to be adopted with increased emphasis on awarenesscreation and demand generation for sanitary facilities in houses, schools and for cleanerenvironment. Alternate delivery mechanisms would be adopted to meet the communityneeds. Subsidy for individual household latrine units has been replaced by incentive to thepoorest of the poor households. Rural School Sanitation is a major component and an entrypoint for wider acceptance of sanitation by the rural people. Technology improvisations tomeet the customer preferences and location specific intensive IEC Campaign involvingPanchayati Raj Institutions, Co-operatives, Women Groups, Self Help Groups, NGOsetc. are also important components of the Strategy. The strategy addresses all sectionsof rural population to bring about the relevant behavioral changes for improvedsanitation and hygiene practices and meet their sanitary hardware requirements in anaffordable and accessible manner by offering a wide range of technological choices.Process Flow Diagram:Implementation process of Total Sanitation Campaign(TSC)DWSCStartBLS Preparedby DWSCPIP filled upBy DWSCBLS FormGovt. of AssamSend toGovt. of AssamGovt. ofIndiaTo Govt. ofIndiaRef.: AEDC/AOP/EOI/2009/10 Copyright : AEDC Ltd. 53