Rural WASH Forum

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The Union Minister for Jal Shakti inaugurated a two-day National Conference on Rural WASH Partners’ Forum (RWPF) at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi to celebrate the 1st anniversary of formation of RWPF.

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Theme of the conference: Accelerating Progress towards a Swachh Sujal Bharat.
About RWPF: It is a platform set up by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS) in collaboration with KPMG India for Development/ Sector Partners working in rural WASH space of India.
Objective: The main objective of the Forum is to support the expeditious implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) and Swachh Bharat Mission-Grameen (SBM-G), the flagship missions of DDWS, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Govt. of India.
Enabling Environment: The Forum has brought organisations working in the rural WASH sector under one umbrella for better collaboration & synergy, besides creating an environment of learning and knowledge sharing, finding scalable and cost-effective solutions, sharing best practices & success stories while avoiding overlap in efforts.