Only 25.9 pc ST households have access to improved, non-shared sanitation facilities: Study

Nearly 66 per cent of households of people from the general category have access to improved and non-shared sanitation facilities, while the percentage for scheduled tribes households is 25.9, according to a new report. The India Inequality Report 2021 by Oxfam also said over 50 per cent of scheduled castes (SC) and scheduled tribes (ST) households faced difficulties in accessing non-Covid medical facilities, compared to 18.2 per cent for the general category.

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