No Toilets for Women in 15% District Courts, Says Study; Dismal Picture Despite Swachh Bharat Mission's Success
According to the latest study, out of 665 district court complexes, 100 courts have no toilets for women. Out of this which have washrooms, only 40 percent are functional. Goa, Jharkhand, UP and Mizoram had the least number of court complexes with functional washrooms.
New Delhi, August 2: On one hand, when the Government of India is promoting the message that toilets should be constructed under the Swachh Bharat Mission across the country, an interesting study has come forward highlighting a contrary image. According to it, out of 665 district court complexes, 100 courts have no toilets for women. Out of this which have washrooms, only 40 percent are functional. Over 9 Crore Toilets Constructed Under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Says President Ram Nath Kovind
Goa, Jharkhand, UP and Mizoram had the least number of court complexes with functional washrooms. The survey further talks about the poor state of security features provided in these Court complexes. 66,50 litigants were interviewed as part of the study.
The results of another survey throw a similar dismal picture. To assess slum children's access to toilets, it was found that 81.6 per cent of children living in Delhi slums, do not have a toilet in their home. 423 children from four slum areas of Delhi-Inder Camp, Israil Camp, Kalyan Vihar and Sanjay Camp - participated in the survey, conducted by the Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation.
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