Government and Garbage: Local Administration, Public Sanitation and the ‘Clean India’ Campaign
Published By: ISAS, NUS | Published Date: December, 28 , 2015The paper examines a crucial component of public sanitation and waste management – the role of local government. It concludes that improvement of public sanitation in India, which is the goal of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government’s ‘Clean India’ campaign
launched in 2014, hinges on the capacities of local government; but these capacities are limited, for reasons that the paper seeks to make clear. The paper examines Indian local government under the following headings: history, jurisdictions, technology and people.
Author(s): Robin Jeffrey | Posted on: Dec 30, 2015 | Views()