In the past decade, India's Swachh Bharat Mission has significantly improved sanitation infrastructure, including toilets and treatment plants. However, sanitation workers, essential to maintaining safe sanitation, face hazardous conditions, discrimination, long hours, and low social status. To address these issues, the Government of India and state governments have launched various social protection programs. This study explores the challenges and enablers in accessing these benefits for sanitation workers in Dhenkanal, Odisha. Through interviews with workers and stakeholders, it identifies critical areas for improvement, such as policy support, awareness, and grievance mechanisms, and provides recommendations to enhance the workers' socioeconomic well-being and safety.
Anju Dwivedi, Abhinav Kumar, Shubhagato Dasgupta (2023). Understanding Enablers and Barriers for Social Protection of Sanitation Workers in Dhenkanal Odisha, India Centre for Policy Research
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