Lack of sanitation, menstrual hygiene products at schools cause girls' absenteeism, says report"Our data indicates that girls are fearful of using school toilets during menstruation owing to lack of water, soap, sanitation, missing do...
11 Dec, 2023, 05.51 PM IST
Swachh Vidyalaya programme: Increased emphasis on sanitation results in 11% increase in school attendanceOf the 4,17,796 toilets that the Swachh Vidyalaya programme aimed to build in a year, over 98 per cent have been completed.
15 Aug, 2015, 08.28 AM IST
First tribal school survey reveals dilapidated conditions of infrastructureThe first extensive survey of schools conducted in tribaldominated villages of India has revealed a grim picture of infrastructure.
13 Aug, 2015, 02.41 AM IST
Over 300 officials of Central government dispatched to states to inspect toilets in schoolsThe observers have also been directed to look at the implementation of mid-day meal scheme, Sarv Siksha Abhiyaan and Rashtriya Madhyamik Si...
09 Jul, 2015, 11.19 AM IST
Swachh Bharat hard to achieve if resources not identified: Parliamentary PanelThe committee recommended that the government must expeditiously explore the feasibility of funds needed for the mission through various so...
11 May, 2015, 04.20 PM IST
Swachh Bharat: Corporate houses commit to construct 1 lakh toilets in schoolsMurti blocked 109 schools in Bhubaneswar on the HRD Ministry website which was thrown open to private sector to book the schools of their i...
14 Oct, 2014, 10.09 PM IST
Bill Gates appreciates Prime Minister Narendra Modi's toilet initiativeMicrosoft founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates today appreciated Prime Minister Narendra Modi's efforts to bring sanitation in...
07 Oct, 2014, 09.23 PM IST
PM Modi's Swachh Bharat Abhiyan: GAIL to provide hygienic toilets for girls studentsJoining 'Swachh Bharat' campaign, GAIL announced its plan to build 1021 bio-toilets to provide hygienic sanitation facilities for girl stud...
02 Oct, 2014, 07.05 PM IST
It is necessary, but not sufficient, to build toiletsOn Independence Day, PM hammered home a message: toilets are a girl’s best friend. Modi wants all schools to have separate toilets for girl...
03 Sep, 2014, 10.56 AM IST
Women relieving themselves in open face risk of rape: Government"There is an immediate need to provide adequate number of toilets separately for boys and girls in all schools of the country," says govt
24 Aug, 2014, 03.39 PM IST
A school toilet is not just about a looModi has raised an important issue that touches millions of students, especially girls, and their teachers too.
22 Aug, 2014, 12.10 PM IST
Narendra Modi effect: Vedanta's Hindustan Zinc to build 10,000 more toilets in RajasthanHZL, one of the largest global producers of zinc, lead and silver, has already constructed 9,000 toilets out of its planned 30,000 in Rajas...
20 Aug, 2014, 07.36 PM IST
Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh faltering in Narendra Modi government's 100-day target for toiletsGuj and MP are among the 17-odd states faltering in achieving Modi govt's target for constructing separate toilets for girls in schools.
20 Aug, 2014, 07.26 PM IST
TCS pledges Rs 100 crore for PM Narendra Modi's 'Clean India' initiativeTCS would finance hygienic sanitation facilities for girl students across 10,000 schools in the country, the company said.
18 Aug, 2014, 03.55 PM IST
Statistics affirm Prime Ministers's stress on toiletsPM's concern for separate toilets for girls is supported by statistics as official numbers from census shows lack of latrines for women rur...
16 Aug, 2014, 12.49 PM IST
Construct separate toilets for girls: PM Narendra ModiPM stressed on "dignity of women" in his I-day speech;urges public representatives and corporate sectors to construct toilets for girls in ...
15 Aug, 2014, 12.04 PM IST
'Large section of people in 5 states still do not use toilets'A large section of people in the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh have neither built toilets at their hom...
14 Jul, 2014, 03.45 PM IST