This knowledge report introduces Citywide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS) as a practical service framework to help Indian cities deliver safe, equitable, and sustainable sanitation across the entire value chain.
Urban sanitation in India faces persistent funding gaps that limit infrastructure expansion, operations, and service quality, especially for smaller cities and low-income communities. This compendium showcases a suite of innovative, scalable financing models that unlock sustainable resources across the sanitation value chain. The report equips practitioners with concrete tools to build safe, inclusive, and financially resilient sanitation systems.
A learning packet to be used alongside exposure visits in Odisha, featuring CWIS best practices for inclusive and sustainable sanitation outcomes. Originally curated for an exposure visit with a cohort of government officials from hilly-states.
This knowledge report introduces Citywide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS) as a practical service framework to help Indian cities deliver safe, equitable, and sustainable sanitation across the entire value chain.
Urban sanitation in India faces persistent funding gaps that limit infrastructure expansion, operations, and service quality, especially for smaller cities and low-income communities. This compendium showcases a suite of innovative, scalable financing models that unlock sustainable resources across the sanitation value chain. The report equips practitioners with concrete tools to build safe, inclusive, and financially resilient sanitation systems.
A learning packet to be used alongside exposure visits in Odisha, featuring CWIS best practices for inclusive and sustainable sanitation outcomes. Originally curated for an exposure visit with a cohort of government officials from hilly-states.
बजट 2026 – मीरा मेहता, CRDF प्रोफेसर एमेरिटस और सीनियर एडवाइजर, CWAS, CEPT यूनिवर्सिटी -वॉश (पानी, स्वच्छता और हाइजीन) सेक्टर के लिए कुल बजट आवंटन का जीडीपी में हिस्सा 2023-24 के 0.26 प्रतिशत से घटकर 2024-25 में 0.23 प्रतिशत रह गया है.
Union Budget 2026: Union Budget Must Anticipate A Far More Complex Urban Sanitation Landscape: Meera Mehta
Meera Mehta, CRDF Professor Emeritus and Sr. Advisor CWAS, CEPT University, and a member of the NFSSM Alliance., "The total allocation for the broader WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) sector as a proportion of GDP slightly decreased to 0.23% in 2024-25 (BE) from 0.26% in 2023-24. The Union Budget must anticipate a far more complex urban sanitation landscape, as more information will emerge from the house listing operations in 2026."
This knowledge report introduces Citywide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS) as a practical service framework to help Indian cities deliver safe, equitable, and sustainable sanitation across the entire value chain.