- Rs 800 crore allotted this year to end "open defecation" in villages
- Some 500 million rural Indians do not have access to toilets
- 4-5 lakh rural children die of diarrhoea, 30 mn rural Indians suffer from sanitation-related diseases
- Communities that end "open defecation" get national awards, cash
- In some states, 70% rural families have TVs, less than 40% have toilets
- Wealthy states like Punjab, Haryana have the worst rural sanitation record