Episode 24: Unpacking the Processes Involved in Declaring Udaipur Open Defecation Free - a podcast by Centre for Policy Research (CPR)

As the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) completes 4 years on 2nd October, the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, it becomes essential to study and understand the progress the Mission has made so far.

In the twenty fourth episode of CPR ThoughtSpace, Richa Bansal talks to Devashish Deshpande, Senior Research Associate at the Accountability Initiative (AI) at CPR about AI's new study on the declaration of Udaipur as ODF (Open Defecation Free).

The study found significant gaps in the processes involved in achieving ODF, and resultantly found less than 100% toilet coverage and even lower usage, bringing into question the veracity of the ODF status.

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