Swachh Bharat Summer Internship (Unnat Bharat Abhiyan, 100 Hrs) / Rural Outreach (BT-108) - Important Questions

Explain Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) and describe in detail the key PRA tools and steps you would use to conduct a comprehensive community sanitation assessment during the Swachh Bharat/Unnat Bharat Abhiyan field internship. Illustrate how the findings from PRA inform the preparation of a village sanitation action plan.

Design a baseline household sanitation survey for a rural outreach project. Your answer should include: sampling strategy, key questionnaire sections, minimum set of quantitative and qualitative indicators to be collected, and procedures to ensure data quality during fieldwork.

Discuss behaviour change communication (BCC) strategies to promote adoption of household toilets and hygienic sanitation practices in rural communities. Describe communication channels, message design, community influencers, and methods to evaluate the effectiveness of BCC interventions.

Prepare a concise village sanitation monitoring report template that you would submit during the 100‑hour rural outreach. List the essential sections, key indicators (with measurement units), and a simple monthly monitoring plan.

Explain the stepwise approach to community mobilization for sanitation at the Gram Panchayat level. Describe key stakeholders to engage, roles and responsibilities, and mechanisms to ensure community ownership and sustainability of sanitation outcomes.

Describe methods for mapping village sanitation infrastructure using basic GPS and GIS tools during the internship. Explain the types of features to map, data attributes to record, and how spatial maps support planning and monitoring.

Outline a village-level protocol for safe faecal sludge management (FSM). Cover household emptying, transport, treatment/disposal options suitable for rural settings, safety precautions for workers, and approaches to finance FSM services.

Discuss the ethical considerations and informed consent procedures you must follow while conducting household surveys and interviews during the rural outreach internship.

Describe the steps for analysing household sanitation survey data collected during the internship and list visualization techniques (charts, dashboards) you would use to present findings to village stakeholders and Panchayat members.

You are posted for a 100‑hour internship in a village of 500 households where 40% households lack toilets. Prepare a detailed action plan to achieve Open Defecation Free (ODF) status within one year. Include assessment steps, priority interventions, capacity building, monitoring indicators, and a simple budget outline.

Explain the role of Gram Panchayat, Village Water and Sanitation Committee (VWSC), and local NGOs in sustaining sanitation outcomes after the completion of a Swachh Bharat outreach project. Suggest mechanisms to institutionalise maintenance and behaviour change.

Describe the steps to plan and implement a School WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) program during your internship. Include assessment, interventions (infrastructure and hygiene education), community involvement, and monitoring indicators for schools.