Swachh Bharat campaign in Chhattisgarh - tribals say no toilet, no marriage

This is bound to boost the Swachh Bhbarat campaign of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The tribal community of Halba of Chhattisgarh have decided not to give their daughters in marriage to families that do not have toilets. The decision has been taken by 52 'gram' panchayats in Rajnandgaon district and it comprises 10,000 tribal community of Halba have pledged not to marry their daughters or keep any relationship with households that do not have toilets.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com.

The Halba community is spread across 110 villages across 52 'gram' panchayats. The campaign "agar sauchalaya nahi toh beti aur roti nahi denge" (No toilet; no daughter or bread) has been launched in the entire district to motivate people, predominantly tribals, to build toilets in their homes.
Incidentally, this district, happens to be the home constituency of chief minister Dr Raman Singh and it is expected to achieve 100 percent open defecation free status.
The district president of Halba Samaj in Rajnandgaon district has admitted that majority of the people from his community are illiterate and are not aware about the advantages of having a defection-free society. A total of 1700 families have supported this initiative.

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