What are the principles of TSC?
The entire effort of the TSC is to make the programme ‘community led’ and ‘people centered’ with increased stress on awareness creation and demand generation from the people for sanitary facilities in houses, schools and Anganwadis. Alternate delivery mechanisms would be adopted to meet the community needs. TSC rests on the following principles: Low to no subsidy: Sanitation is way of life and should be practiced and owned by people. Recent studies show that subsidy is not a motivating factor for owning sanitary facilities. If awareness is created, people are ready to pay for acquiring such facilities. Focus on awareness generation (IEC): An informed and sensitized effort ensures the acceptability of sanitation facilities. The creative and extensive use of IEC has been taken as the key to mobilize community and create awareness on sanitation issues as well as generate demand for sanitation facilities under TSC. Community centered approach: Acceptability and community participation are
