Workshop Agenda
Day 1: Tuesday, 22 July 2025
| Time | Session | Key Speaker/Facilitator |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 - 10:00 Registration (SBM-G and UNICEF team) | ||
| Inaugural Session | ||
| 10:00 - 10:05 | Lighting of lamp | Chief guest and dignitaries |
| 10:05 - 10:10 | Welcome address | Ms. Jayshree Jain (IAS)Mission Director, Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen), Chhattisgarh |
| 10:10 - 10:20 | Workshop objective | Mr. Bhim Singh (IAS)Secretary, Panchayat and Rural Development Department, Government of Chhattisgarh |
| 10:20 - 10:35 | Opening remarks | Ms. Niharika Barik Singh (IAS)Principal Secretary, Panchayat and Rural Development Department, Chhattisgarh |
| 10:35 - 10:50 | Government of India's vision and challenges on SBM-G 2.0 and beyond | Mr. Karanjeet SinghDirector, Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen), DDWS, Government of India |
| 10:50 - 11:10 | Perspectives and examples of sustainable sanitation from India and South Asia | Mr. Francis OdhiamboSouth Asia Regional Adviser, UNICEF, ROSA |
| 11:10 - 11:15 | Chief guest address (TBC) | Mr. Vijay SharmaHon'ble Deputy Chief Minister, Government of Chhattisgarh |
| 11:15 - 11:30 | Vote of thanks | Mr. William Hanlon JrChief of Field Office, Odisha and Chhattisgarh, UNICEF |
| 11:30 - 11:45 (BREAK) | ||
| Technical Session | ||
| 11:45 - 12:45 | Plenary 1: Departmental and cross-sectoral convergence for sustainable and equitable sanitation for all | Chair: Mr. Sujoy Majumdar, Senior WASH Specialist, UNICEF, ICO Innovations and best practices: Gujarat, Tamilnadu, Chhattisgarh, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Institute |
| 12:45 - 13:45 | Plenary 2: Sustainable solutions for plastic waste management in rural areas | Chair: Mr. Karanjeet Singh, Director, SBM (Grameen), DDWS, GoI Innovations and best practices: West Bengal, Odisha, Chhattisgarh (Bastar) |
| 13:45 - 14:30 (Lunch) | ||
| 14:30 - 15:30 | Plenary 3: Integrated rural-urban approaches for sustainable faecal sludge and septage management | Chair: Senior Secretary (TBC) Innovations and best practices: Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, WaterAid India |
| 15:30 - 16:30 | Plenary 4: Resilient financing and business models for sustaining community sanitation assets | Chair: Prof. Ram Kumar Kakani, Director, IIM Raipur Innovations and best practices: Tamilnadu, Odisha, ABIS, Playbook |
| 16:30 - 17:00 | Reflections and wrap-up | Participants/UNICEF/SBM-G |
| 17:00 - 17:30 (Hi Tea) | ||
| 19:00 Onwards Gala dinner | ||
Day 2: Wednesday, 23 July 2025
| Time | Session | Key Speaker/Facilitator |
|---|---|---|
| 09:30 - 09:45 | Recap | Participants |
| 09:45 - 10:00 | Group work brief | MD/Consultant, SBM-G |
| Breakout Session | ||
| 10:00 - 11:15 | Thematic group discussion |
Group 1: Departmental and cross-sectoral convergence Group 2: Sustainable solutions for plastic waste management Group 3: Integrated rural-urban approaches for FSSM Group 4: Resilient financing and business models |
| 11:15 - 11:30 (BREAK) | ||
| 11:30 - 12:45 | Group Presentations | Framework: Key challenges, innovative solutions and policy recommendations Tips: Use PowerPoint, case studies, and encourage participation. |
| Valedictory Session | ||
| 12:45 - 13:10 | Way forward | Mr. William Hanlon JrChief of Field Office, Odisha and Chhattisgarh, UNICEF |
| 13:10 - 13:25 | Concluding remarks | Ms. Niharika Barik Singh (IAS)Principal Secretary, Panchayat and Rural Development Department, Chhattisgarh |
| 13:25 - 13:30 | Vote of Thanks | Ms. Jayshree Jain (IAS)Mission Director, Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen), Chhattisgarh |
| 13:30 onwards (Lunch and check-out) | ||