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School WASH Infrastructures and Compliance with the RTE
Abstract
The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act (RTE) 2009 has rec-
ommended certain standards for adequate and quality Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
(WASH) infrastructures in schools. The government has adopted various steps to com-
ply with the recommended standards, but certain quality issues are far from being ad-
dressed. The latrine standards are far below the recommended standards, water safety
is mostly overlooked, and concerns for the disadvantaged groups, physically handi-
capped children and adolescent girls remained unaddressed. The paper identifies the
gaps in the steps adopted by the government and recommends actions for addressing
them.
ommended certain standards for adequate and quality Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
(WASH) infrastructures in schools. The government has adopted various steps to com-
ply with the recommended standards, but certain quality issues are far from being ad-
dressed. The latrine standards are far below the recommended standards, water safety
is mostly overlooked, and concerns for the disadvantaged groups, physically handi-
capped children and adolescent girls remained unaddressed. The paper identifies the
gaps in the steps adopted by the government and recommends actions for addressing
them.
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