Background note and agenda for the national conference of the State Ministers in-charge of sanitation

State Ministers Conference is scheduled to be held on 28th October, 2010 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. The main objectives of the Conference would be to provide a forum for the participation of the political leadership at State level, NGOs and international resource agencies to develop a Strategic Plan of Action for up-scaling Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) and making India a Nirmal Bharat where the traditional habits of open defecation and contamination of the physical environment are completely eradicated and conditions are established such that the dignity and worth of each human being are preserved and quality of life is improved.