The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), Karnataka regional office, has launched a Sanitation Literacy Campaign (SLC) to promote literacy on WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) covering rural populations in five districts — Shivamogga, Tumakuru, Uttara Kannada, Hassan, and Kalaburagi.
The programme was inaugurated by Jawaid Akhtar, Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare, at a function here on Friday. Deputy Commissioners and zilla pancahayat CEOs also launched the programme in their respective districts through a videoconference.
Mr. Akhtar said that sanitation campaigns would improve the health of rural populations, save lost man-days on account of ill health, bring savings on health expenditure for families, and give protection from COVID-19 by way of increased awareness about sanitation and good hygiene.
Under the Swachh Bharat Mission, NABARD has supported the construction of 3.29 crore household toilets by sanctioning ₹15,000 crore and disbursing ₹12,298 crore, said a press release.
