Muskan Agrawal, Shabarnee Pradhan, Anand Pandey and Badri Narayanan

Use of Toilet is an important aspect of personal hygiene and sanitation as it affects the overall health and well-being of an individual. The practice of open defecation affects the health status of a human being. Moreover, it affects the dignity and privacy of women. It is evident from the previous research that very less number of Indian households has access to household latrines. In addition, there are many barriers, which prevent individuals from use of toilet in spite of having toilet.

The above report looks at the issues in the implementation of sanitation projects in rural India by presenting evidence from the survey data collected from the rural households of Suriyawan block from Bhikarirampur village of Bhadohi district of Uttar Pradesh.