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JAL SAHIYAS

DRIVE CHANGE IN

JHARKHAND’S RURAL

WASH SECTOR

he Jal Sahiyas of Jharkhand are the go- Jal Sahiya who has been appointed during a
to persons in the WASH sector. From Gram Sabha.
Tensuring toilet usage and sustaining
In SBM-G Phase-II, the women were
the ODF status of villages to creating
provided training on technical issues of
awareness of safe sanitation practices
SLWM, capacity building and triggering.
and water quality testing, these women
They also often supervised the construction
with versatile roles have been trained in all
and O&M of ODF Plus assets.
aspects of water and sanitation.
Jal Sahiyas are a vital part of a Village Water
The concept of Jal Sahiya is unique to
and Sanitation Committee (VWSC). The
Jharkhand and has been active under
Committee is a body of the Government
the State’s Drinking Water and Sanitation
comprising 12 members, of which the GP
Department since 2011. There are 29,614
Pradhan/Mukhiya is the president and the Jal
active Jal Sahiyas today. Every village has a

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