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As-Is and e-Readiness Study report on Public Health EngineeringDepartment, Govt. of AssamCommunity and culture specific plans may be necessary to achieve100 per cent sanitationcoverage.(c) Rural Sanitary Marts and Production CentersThe Rural Sanitary Mart is an outlet dealing with the materials, hardware and designsrequired for the construction of not only sanitary latrines but also other sanitary facilities, suchas soakage and compost pits, vermi-composting, washing platforms, certified domestic waterfilters and other sanitation & hygiene accessories required for individuals, families and theenvironment in the rural areas. RSM should necessarily have those items, which are requiredas a part of the sanitation package. It is a commercial venture with a social objective.Themain aim of having a RSM is to provide materials, services and guidance needed forconstructing different types of latrines and other sanitary facilities, which are technologicallyand financially suitable to the area. Production Centers are the means to improve productionof cost effective affordable sanitary materials. The Production Centers/Rural Sanitary Martscould be opened and operated by NGOs/ SHGs/ women Organizations/Panchayats etc.Support of private entrepreneurs may also be taken for ensuring an effective supply chain.(d)Provision of Revolving Fund in the DistrictBased on the successful initiative taken by Self Help Groups and Dairy CooperativeSocieties in arranging low / zero interest finance to their members for toilet construction inmany parts of the country, a sum of upto Rs 50 Lakhs, subject to the restriction of 5%earmarked for alternate delivery mechanism (which includes the cost for setting up RSMsand PCs) may be given to each TSC project as revolving fund. This revolving fund maybe further given by the Project Implementing Agency to Cooperative Societies or Self HelpGroups whose creditworthiness is established, for providing cheap finance to their members.Loan from this fund should be recovered in 12-18 installments. District TSC projects willhave the flexibility to decide the other terms and conditions for sanction of the revolvingfund. This revolving fund can be accessed by APL households also. Loan can also begiven to the owner of the household where ICDS center is located for construction of babyfriendly toilet for ICDS provided the ICDS authorities agree to refund the loan from the rentpaid to the house owner.(e) Construction of Individual Household LatrinesA duly completed household sanitary latrine shall comprise of a Basic Low Cost Unit witha super structure. All existing bucket latrines in rural areas should be converted to sanitarylatrines. The programme is aimed to cover all the rural families. Incentive as providedunder the scheme may be extended to Below Poverty Line (BPL) families, if the same isconsidered necessary for full involvement of the community. The construction of householdtoilets should be undertaken by the BPL household itself and on completion and use of thetoilet by the BPL household, the cash incentive can be given to the BPL household inrecognition of its achievement. The financing pattern including the incentive for BPLhousehold for construction of Individual house hold latrines is as follows:Table 1:Incentive Pattern for IHHLBasic Low Cost Unit CostContribution PercentageGOI State HouseholdRef.: AEDC/AOP/EOI/2009/10 Copyright : AEDC Ltd. 56
As-Is and e-Readiness Study report on Public Health EngineeringDepartment, Govt. of AssamModel 1:Upto Rs. 1500(including superstructure)BPL APL BPL APL BPLAPL60 Nil 20 Nil 20 100Model 2:Between Rs. 1500/- and Rs. 2000/- 30 Nil 30 Nil 40 100Above Rs. 2000/- Nil Nil Nil Nil 100 100The incentive given by the Central Government will continue to be admissible withreference to the cost of the basic low cost unit as given in the above Table and in nocase will the overall quantum of Central incentive exceed the admissible amount. As perthe above table the maximum incentive per toilet available to a BPL household will be Rs.1200.00 (Center + State), irrespective of the model chosen by it. State Government mayprovide for more incentive for household toilet than the amounts prescribed above fromits own funds. The BPL household may also contribute to value addition to the basic unitat its own expense. All houses constructed for BPL families under Indira Awas Yojanashall invariably be provided with a toilet under this programme.(f) Community Sanitary ComplexCommunity Sanitary Complex is an important component of the TSC. These Complexes,comprising an appropriate number of toilet seats, bathing cubicles, washing platforms,Wash basins etc, can be set up in a place in the village acceptable to women/men/landless families and accessible to them. The maintenance of such complexes is veryessential for which Gram Panchayat should own the ultimate responsibility or makealternative arrangements at the village level. User families may be asked to contribute areasonable monthly user charge for cleaning & maintenance. Maximum unit costprescribed for a community complex is upto Rs 2 lakhs. However, it will be approvedby the National Scheme Sanctioning Committee based on the detailed design andestimates. Sharing pattern amongst Central Government, State Government and thecommunity is in the ratio of 60:20:20. The community contribution, however, can be made bythe Panchayat out of its own resources, from grants of the Twelfth Finanace Commission orfrom any other fund of the State duly permitted by it. However, total expenditure proposed onCommunity Sanitary Complex and Individual Household Toilets should be within the ceilingof 60 percent of the total Project outlay. Ordinarily such complexes should be constructedonly when there is lack of space in the village for construction of household toilets and thecommunity owns up the responsibility of their operation and maintenance. The ultimateaim is to ensure construction of maximum IHHLs and construction of community complexeswill be restricted to only when IHHLs cannot be constructed, for whatever reason, and alsoteach the community of “Hygiene practices”. Such complexes can also be made atpublic places, markets, etc. where large scale congregation of people takes place.(g) Institutional ToiletsChildren are more receptive to new ideas and schools/Anganwadis are appropriateinstitutions for changing the behaviour, mindset and habits of children from open defecationto the use of lavatory through motivation and education. The experience gained by childrenthrough use of toilets in school and sanitation education imparted by teachers would reachhome and would also influence parents to adopt good sanitary habits. School Sanitation,therefore, forms an integral part of every TSC Project.Ref.: AEDC/AOP/EOI/2009/10 Copyright : AEDC Ltd. 57
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