Total Sanitation Campaign ( TSC ):

1. Individual Health and hygiene is largely dependent on adequate availability of drinking water and proper sanitation. There is, therefore, a direct relationship between water, sanitation and health. Consumption of unsafe drinking water, improper disposal of human excreta, improper environmental sanitation and lack of personal and food hygiene are major causes of many diseases in Latur district.

2. The concept of sanitation was earlier limited to disposal of human excreta by cesspools, open ditches, pit latrines, bucket system etc.  Today it connotes a comprehensive concept, which includes liquid and solid waste disposal, food hygiene, and personal, domestic as well as environmental hygiene. 

3. Proper sanitation is important not only from the general health point of view but it has a vital role to play in our individual and social life too.  Sanitation is one of the basic determinants of quality of life and human development index.  Good sanitary practices prevent contamination of water and soil and thereby prevent diseases.  The concept of sanitation is, therefore, expanded to include personal hygiene, home sanitation, safe water, garbage disposal, excreta disposal and waste water disposal. 

4. In Latur district the objective of Total Sanitation Campaign is to create a demand by generating a need for sanitation facilities through awareness creations and health education. For these purpose number of activities are taken under Total Sanitation Campaign. Devoted and dedicated personnel in form of resource person at district and taluka level are employed and adequate material support was provided to make this programme a success.

5. In Latur district 2005-06 - 9 GP's received Nirmal Gram Puraskar, 2006-07 - 28 GP's received Nirmal Gram Puraskar from Hon. President of India and 2007-08-56 GP's received Nirmal Gram Puraskar from Hon. President of India.