Question

________ advises on sanitation of the district
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Answer 1

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

Explanation:

• Environmental sanitation is a major public health issue in India.
• Providing clean environment and breaking the cycle of disease can be achieved by promotion of health of the community.
• It depends on various factors that include-

1. hygiene status of the people,  
2. innovative technologies according to the requirement of the community,
3. socioeconomic development of the country,
4. cultural factors related to environmental sanitation,
5. political commitment
6. social factors including community behavioral pattern

• Improvement in sanitation can be aided by newer strategies and targeted interventions with regular follow-up evaluation.

Answer 2

Sanitation of the district

District Water and Sanitation Mission (DWSM) constituted at the district level function under the supervision, control and guidance of Zilla Panchayat/ Parishad.

The District Water and Sanitation Mission (DWSM) has the following responsibilities:

• Project creation, management, and progress monitoring in rural regions for drinking water security and overall sanitation.
• Examining and approving the Block Panchayat/ Gram Panchayat schemes before presenting them to the SLSSC.
• Choose agencies and/or non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and enter into agreements for social mobilisation, capacity building, and communication management and monitoring of projects
• Educating public officials, representatives, and the general public.
• Enlisting the help of institutions to provide training and communication to all stakeholders in order to build their capacity campaign.
• Coordination of water and sanitation issues among district officials from Health, Education, Forests, and Environment.

Hence, the District Water and Sanitation Mission (DWSM) constituted under Zilla Parishad/Panchayat advises on sanitation of the district.