January - March 2013 - National Institute of Rural Development

Extent of People’s Participation In Sant Gadge Baba Sanitation Mission In Maharashtra... 93Table 3 : Distribution of Respondents According totheir Activity-wise Participation in Sanitation MissionS.No. Activities Frequency Percentage(N = 150)1) Village sweeping and freedom from garbage 119 79.332) Cleaning/construction of soakpits 65 43.333) School and public buildings sanitation campaign day 84 56.004) House and environmental sanitation and decoration day 75 50.005) Exhibition of literature on sanitation campaign 62 41.336) Publicity, technical knowledge campaign 40 26.677) Latrine repairs/ construction campaign day 55 36.678) Self-cleanliness awareness programme 110 73.339) Clean water practical and training day 80 53.3310) Road repairs, sweeping and shramdan day 92 61.3311) Cattle sanitation campaign 78 52.0012) Ideal cattleshed and clean animal competition 75 50.0013) Conservation of trees, kitchen garden, protectionand non-conventional energy day 65 43.3314) Village level slogan and essay competition 80 53.3315) Freedom from addiction 84 56.0016) Healthy baby competition 78 52.0017) Mother & child care diagnosis and diseases 68 45.3318) Control of communicable diseases 71 47.3319) Disposal of sewage water 40 26.6620) Reuse of sewage water 44 29.3321) Resolution or commitment day 130 86.66campaign, ideal cattleshed and clean animalcompetition, village level slogan and essaycompetition, freedom from addiction, healthybaby competition and resolution orcommitment day.Besides the above activities, only thoseactivities with less than 50 per centparticipation of the respondents in sanitationmission are cleaning and construction ofsoakpits, exhibition of literature on sanitationJournal of Rural Development, Vol. 32, No. 1, January - March : 2013JRD 2 (1)