Abstract: Safe drinking water is one of the basic fundamental right of a human being. And it is the duty of the a democratic government to ensure the same to its citizens. Jalanidhi is a World Bank assisted “Kerala Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project” for the prompt delivery of adequate quantity of water and sanitation implemented. The project introduced some reforms in rural water supply sector and is based on principles such as demand responsiveness, community ownership and sustainability of investments through cost recovery and participatory operations and management. The study concludes that the Jalanidhi project can be considered as beneficial not only from the economic point of view but also it improves the self esteem the vulnerable sections of the society.
Keywords: Jalanidhi, Kerala Rural Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation Project, solid waste management, Samitis.
Title: SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT OF JALANIDHI PROJECT; A CASE STUDY IN THE PARATHODU GRAMA PANCHAYAT, KANJIRAPALLY, KERALA
Author: Sandra Mathews, Dr Jaimol James
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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