Background discussion note on sanitation policy and practice prepared by Vinod Mishra (India Country Coordinator, WSSCC) and Robert Chambers (Research Associate, IDS) on the occasion of the Jaipur Rural Sanitation Sharing Forum 'What works at scale? Distilling the critical success factors for scaling up rural sanitation' which was held from the 5-7 February 2014.
          
This is a statement of what the authors believe to be the current situation in India, together with practical proposals for ways forward.

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