Stop Diarrhoea Campaign SDC 2025

About Dataset

The Stop Diarrhoea Campaign (SDC) 2025 dataset documents the implementation and monitoring of the nationwide awareness and behaviour change campaign conducted from 20 June to 31 July 2025 under the slogan "Swachh Gaon, Shudh Jal–Behtar Kal." The campaign represents a collaborative initiative of the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti, and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to reduce the burden of diarrhoeal diseases, particularly among children below five years of age. The dataset is designed to capture information on campaign planning, implementation, outreach, and monitoring across States, Union Territories, districts, blocks, Gram Panchayats, villages, and healthcare facilities. It facilitates systematic documentation of activities undertaken during the campaign period and provides a basis for evaluating the effectiveness of public awareness efforts related to sanitation, safe drinking water, personal hygiene, and disease prevention. The information contained in the dataset may include details of awareness campaigns, village meetings, school-based awareness programmes, interpersonal communication sessions, cleanliness drives, demonstrations on proper handwashing practices, promotion of safe drinking water handling and storage, sanitation awareness, community mobilization activities, and convergence initiatives involving health, water supply, education, and local governance institutions. It may also document activities related to the distribution and promotion of Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) and Zinc supplementation as recommended for the management of childhood diarrhoea. The dataset supports monitoring of campaign coverage by recording administrative information such as State, district, block, Gram Panchayat, village, implementing agency, dates of activities, participant categories, number of beneficiaries reached, awareness materials distributed, and other implementation indicators. Where available, it may also capture details of Information, Education and Communication (IEC) activities, Behaviour Change Communication (BCC) interventions, media outreach, community participation, and engagement of frontline workers including ASHAs, Anganwadi Workers, ANMs, Panchayati Raj Institutions, Village Water and Sanitation Committees (VWSCs), Self Help Groups (SHGs), school teachers, and volunteers. The dataset contributes to monitoring the implementation of preventive public health interventions by documenting awareness regarding safe drinking water, improved sanitation, environmental cleanliness, water quality surveillance, food hygiene, household sanitation practices, and the prevention of waterborne diseases. It also supports assessment of convergence between the Jal Jeevan Mission, Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen), National Health Mission, and other government programmes working towards improved health and sanitation outcomes. From a policy perspective, the dataset enables governments and implementing agencies to assess campaign reach, identify geographical areas requiring additional interventions, measure participation levels, monitor programme implementation, and evaluate behavioural changes over time. The information generated can support evidence-based planning, allocation of resources, preparation of progress reports, policy formulation, programme evaluation, and future campaign design. Researchers, programme managers, public health professionals, and policymakers can utilize the dataset to study patterns of campaign implementation, community engagement, awareness generation, and convergence across multiple sectors. The dataset also contributes towards monitoring national commitments related to improved water, sanitation, hygiene (WASH), and child health. By integrating campaign information with administrative and programme data, it provides valuable evidence for strengthening preventive healthcare interventions and improving service delivery. It supports monitoring of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicators related to clean water and sanitation, good health and well-being, and reduction of preventable childhood illnesses. Overall, the Stop Diarrhoea Campaign 2025 dataset serves as a comprehensive administrative resource for documenting awareness activities, monitoring implementation progress, supporting programme management, strengthening inter-sectoral coordination, and promoting healthier communities through improved sanitation, safe drinking water, hygiene practices, and diarrhoea prevention across rural India.