Quality of Drinking Water and Sanitation in India

Title

Quality of Drinking Water and Sanitation in India

Creator

Aneesh M.R

Description

Wide disparity exists in access to drinking water across social groups in rural and urban India. This article shows that the economically weaker sections or the lower quintile class does not have access to water within the premises both in rural and urban areas. This indicates that low income or wealth would mean poor access to basic amenities for households. Similarly, access to toilets and incidence of open defaecation reflect social disparities. The regression results show that an increase in the household income increases the predicted probability of maintaining an exclusive latrine. Further, compared to the General Category, the Scheduled Castes and Other Backward Classes have a lower probability of constructing an exclusive latrine facility, in the rural and urban areas. 2021 Institute for Human Development.

Source

Indian Journal of Human Development, Vol-15, No. 1, pp. 138-152.

Date

2021-01-01

Publisher

Sage Publications India Pvt. Ltd

Subject

disparity in income; Drinking water; hygiene; sanitation; unequal distribution

Coverage

Aneesh M.R, Department of Economics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Rights

Restricted Access

Relation

ISSN: 9737030

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Article

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1177/09737030211003658

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