Objectives: Eliminate open defecation End manual scavenging Behavioural change towards cleanliness Tools: Construction of toilets Solid waste mgmt Monitoring n Ranking os states n districts Pluses: More than 50% urban wards in the country hv achieved door to door collection waste collection More than 90% schools hv separate toilets fr girls 5 states declared ODF, 2 lac villages Negatives: is on toilet construction, behaviour change measures though taken yet inadequate. Spend on IEC (info, edu n communic) hs cm down from 3% to 1% Continued usage remains a problem, though toilets hv been constructed Absence of water in toilets constructed makes them useless, further, ppl r nt using them fr the fear of emptying the pits once full...single pit toilets r a problem thus States r sidelined as centre is directly liasioning with the districts 6) Critically comment on the provisions and utility of the Whistle Blowers Protection (WBP) Act, 2014. Introduction – A whistleblower is anyone who discloses insider knowledge of illegal activities (fraud or corruption) occurring in an organization. Aim- to prevent victimization of Whistle Blower, bring down corruption, system of checks n balances to act as a deterrent to illegal activities Provisions of the act: 2) Whistleblower can be a public servant or any other person including an NGO and may make such a Vigilance Commission. 3) The Vigilance Commission (VC) shall not disclose the identity of the complainant except to the head of the department if he deems it necessary. 4) The Bill penalizes any person who has disclosed the identity of the complainant. 5) The Bill prescribes penalties for knowingly making false complaints to deter malicious n vindictive complaints Loopholes – Whistleblower cant mk complaints regarding items under Official Secrets Act n can be penalised fr doing so- will act as a deterrent to well meaning individuals Complaints involving qs of national security (defence n security), national interest will nt be investigated- prone to misuse No penal provisions for govt officials who threaten or victimise the complainants.
Objectives: Eliminate open defecation End manual scavenging Behavioural change towards cleanliness Tools: Construction of toilets Solid waste mgmt Monitoring n Ranking os states n districts Pluses: More than 50% urban wards in the country hv achieved door to door collection waste collection More than 90% schools hv separate toilets fr girls 5 states declared ODF, 2 lac villages Negatives: is on toilet construction, behaviour change measures though taken yet inadequate. Spend on IEC (info, edu n communic) hs cm down from 3% to 1% Continued usage remains a problem, though toilets hv been constructed Absence of water in toilets constructed makes them useless, further, ppl r nt using them fr the fear of emptying the pits once full...single pit toilets r a problem thus States r sidelined as centre is directly liasioning with the districts 6) Critically comment on the provisions and utility of the Whistle Blowers Protection (WBP) Act, 2014. Introduction – A whistleblower is anyone who discloses insider knowledge of illegal activities (fraud or corruption) occurring in an organization. Aim- to prevent victimization of Whistle Blower, bring down corruption, system of checks n balances to act as a deterrent to illegal activities Provisions of the act: 2) Whistleblower can be a public servant or any other person including an NGO and may make such a Vigilance Commission. 3) The Vigilance Commission (VC) shall not disclose the identity of the complainant except to the head of the department if he deems it necessary. 4) The Bill penalizes any person who has disclosed the identity of the complainant. 5) The Bill prescribes penalties for knowingly making false complaints to deter malicious n vindictive complaints Loopholes – Whistleblower cant mk complaints regarding items under Official Secrets Act n can be penalised fr doing so- will act as a deterrent to well meaning individuals Complaints involving qs of national security (defence n security), national interest will nt be investigated- prone to misuse No penal provisions for govt officials who threaten or victimise the complainants.
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