Sociology of Sanitation

For any social and economic development, adequate sanitation in conjunction with good hygiene and safe water are essential to good health. A lack of sanitation and hygiene contributes to arrange of health and environmental problems. The resulting sickness causes suffering, and loss of opportunities to earn a living or gain an education. Though the Congress led UPA government started with 'Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan', present day Modi government continued it with 'Swachh Bharat Mission' with greater vigour. The programme is aimed at creating a clean India by 2019 with people's participation. The book, Sociology of Sanitation, provides in-depth knowledge of sanitation and also provides a glimpse of Sulabh Sanitation Movement. The book is useful for students, educators, social workers, social scientists, social planners and policy makers. The book shows that 'Swatch Bharat' will lead to 'Swasth Bharat'.