In todays world people and the government focus on growth and development of the nation, economy and people.

Government lay emphasis on education, infrastructure, empowering women but misses out on an important and ignored issue. Sanitation for women-: In underdeveloped India, women is still the sole worker in the household, she has to do duties such as cooking, cleaning, earning etc. Despite all the attention of government to develop them through education, employability etc. the women feels weak due to lack of sanitation facilities for them. They do not get access to toilets, washing area, water, Sanitary napkins, soap etc. As the female in the house remains unhygienic, the family members are affected, as she does all the core work in the house. The survey also reports that some girls drop out of school after they start with their menstruation, as a result of inadequate facilities. Please read the content below, that has been collected through different sources, for further detail about the issue Recent studies indicate that nearly 24% of Delhi's population lives in slums, many of which are colonies where they have been resettled after eviction drives. Apart from the trauma of displacement and relocation with their attendant impacts like disruption of education and livelihoods, what really makes the lives of the women living here unbearable are the deplorable water and sanitation services. And yet, despite this massive deficit in infrastructure that affects thousands, funds to bridge the gaps are woefully low.

Ground realities tragically reflect this neglect. Women and youth from Bawana and Bhalswa, the two JJ colonies on which the study focuses, present the true picture. Pooja, 19, a Bhalswa resident who has been associated with Action India's youth group there, says, "We get dirty water here, sometimes it's brown like tea. Then, although there are 10 public toilet complexes in the 10 blocks in Bhalswa, only six work. It's a big problem for us girls especially during menstruation." Just six working toilet complexes for a population of 22,000! The infrastructure woes of Bawana, a larger settlement of over 1,30,000, are no different. Elaborates Sarita Baloni of Jagori, who has been visiting Bawana for the last six years, "There are only 24 operational toilet complexes here. The standpipes initially installed by the government agencies don't function. In most cases, the taps have been stolen. The water distributed is untreated ground water. None of the facilities have been designed or located in a manner that helps women's access, especially if they are pregnant or very old." Just how compromised a woman's life becomes is clear when one takes a look at the disadvantages suffered in the absence of poor services. The study looks at the Opportunity Costs (OC) borne by women and girls, in terms of loss of time, income, and so on. Elaborates Swapna Bist-Joshi, consultant in Gender Responsive Budgeting, who undertook this part of the study, "We started by asking two questions: How much time does it take to access water and sanitation facilities; and whose time is it? Water collection is primarily the responsibility of women and so time saving and its use for productive activity are important issues from a gender perspective." During her field visits, women told Bist-Joshi that if they had better facilities, the time they'd save could be spent being with children or even looking for ways to

supplement their meagre family income. She adds, "When we took the average time spent per year in these activities and calculated it with the minimum wage rate, the OC for Bhalswa and Bawana came in the range of Rs 1,925 and Rs 9,520. That's the kind loss they are looking at." So, in a sense, not only are women overlooked in budgets, they are also incurring an opportunity cost that affects their ability to better cope with this systemic neglect. Bist-Joshi argues that the government would, in fact, benefit from ensuring better services, "They would translate into economic gains through a productive workforce. There will also be a lesser need to invest in healthcare because illness caused by bad water and dirty surroundings can be controlled. But the biggest gender argument is that if women's lives are transformed, the lives of their families will automatically become better." 60 per cent women in the country do not have access to toilets... We can launch missiles like Agni and satellites, but we can not provide sanitation to our women. What can be a biggest blot on the nation than this?", the Rural Development Minister said at Nirmal Gram Puraskar-2011 distribution function and Panchayati Raj Sammelan here KARNAL (Haryana): 6o per cent of women do not have access to proper sanitation in India which is the "biggest blot" on a country that has otherwise successfully tested missiles and put satellites in space, Union minister Jairam Ramesh.

Menstruation is a monthly occurrence that requires access

to appropriate materials and facilities, without which, females suffer from poor menstrual hygiene which restricts their movement and self confidence. Good menstrual hygiene is therefore crucial for the health, education and dignity of girls. Across the developing world poor and inadequate sanitation facilities prevent girls from attending school, particularly when they are menstruating. Of the 113 million children currently not enrolled in school worldwide, 60% are girls. Girls in developing countries across the world often report a menstrual hygiene and management-related issue as the cause for remaining absent from school. All over India girls often stay away from school on heavy period days, as schools are either far off or not suited to dealing with menstruation and its associated problems. Typically, when girls are menstruating, they perceive themselves negatively. Exacerbating these perceptions is a host of physical inconveniences intensified by social pressures restricting girls mobility following puberty. In many rural areas, girls in upper primary and secondary schools walk to school and spend anywhere between 6-10 hours a day outside the home. At school menstruating girls are faced with poor facilities inadequate water for washing, lack of soap, no privacy, nonfunctioning or inadequate toilets and no disposal facilities. For further information regarding the same, you could visit the link given below-: http://www.infochangeindia.org/women/news/lack-of-sanitary-protection-causes23-of-girls-to-drop-out-of-school.html

Conclusion-: The CSR team should come forward to build toilet infrastructure in slum or underdeveloped areas. I agree we would not be able to conquer the problem to a very high level but at least take the initiative in providing women of India with proper sanitation; the basic necessity, then only our women would be able to develop and grow in the right sense. Focus should be on-: 1) Educating women about hygiene 2) Building proper infrastructure, (minimal for toilets) 3) Proving sanitary napkins to women for free or in low price. I would request you to please take the project forward, I know the consequences it will create, and I am ready to face it. I would give you more details after researching more on the subject. Ive not worked on the location yet, but would research about it as well.