Sanitation credit
Lack of funds is one of the major constraints for constructing individual toilets. Studies by CWAS suggest that there is a significant demand for sanitation credit. CWAS has explored possibilities of household credit for toilet constructions through a range of financial institutions. CWAS work ranges from assessing demand for toilet loan to actual demonstration of successful mobilization in urban areas.
Financing Sanitation: Column in Ideas for India
The Government of India (GoI) has set a rather ambitious goal of eliminating open defecation by 2019. For urban areas,...
Paper on Financing Options for Urban Sanitation in India
This paper, included in the report State of Urban Water and Sanitation in India by TERI University, highlights the importance of...
Workshop on Household Credit for Urban Sanitation
PAS Programme has been exploring innovative options for financing sanitation. Based on the assessments done in small towns in Maharashtra...
Demand Assessment Survey for Sanitation Credit in Maharashtra
This study highlights the extent and nature of demand for sanitation finance in urban Maharashtra. It was carried out to...
Assessing Demand for Sanitation Credit in Sinnar City
This study highlights the process through which the households have availed SBM subsidy and constructed their household toilets in Sinnar....
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Enhancing the Supply of Sanitation Credit in Maharashtra: Existing Arrangements and Emerging Options
The Swachh Bharat Mission has unlocked the latent demand for toilets in urban areas in Maharashtra. Our studies in cities...
Assessing Credit Options for Household Sanitation in Urban Areas
Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) for urban areas of the Government of India has put an emphasis on access to sanitation...
Mobilizing Sanitation Credit through Urban SHGs - A Case of MAVIM, Maharashtra
A demonstration project for mobilizing household sanitation credit for individual toilets was implemented by MAVIM with support from CWAS, CEPT...
Public Finance at Scale for Rural Sanitation - A Case of Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin), India
In 2014, the Indian government embarked on a major programme to end open defecation. The government allocated significant public funds...
India Sanitation Coalition (ISC) Maharashtra Task Force Meeting on Sanitation Finance
A meeting of the India Sanitation Coalition - Maharashtra Task Force was held on 5th February in Mumbai. The meeting...