<span style="color: #222222;">Centre has asked the States and UTs to create hand washing facilities with the provision of soap, and train teachers to impart hygiene education to students in all the schools across the country. States and UTs have been asked to fast track the provision of stand-alone piped water supply solutions and simple, sustainable solar solutions.</span><br />''<br />''The joint advisory has been issued by the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education; Ministry of Jal Shakti; NITI Aayog; Ministry of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj. It says, the rejuvenation of basic infrastructure including improved sanitation facilities and provision of safe drinking water and maintaining overall cleanliness in the Government schools has long been a priority of the Government. The statements says that some of the programmes being implemented in mission-mode like Swachh Bharat Mission- Grameen (SBM-G) and Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) are going a long way in improving the living standards of the people. <br />''<br />''It says, the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) has transformed rural India by manifesting into a Jan Andolan for sanitation. The Advisory says that under Phase -ll of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen), the focus is on Open Defecation Free (ODF) sustainability and solid and liquid waste management.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Stating that it is also essential that hygiene education is imparted to the children on all aspects of hygiene, the statement says, for this purpose, at least one teacher in each school must be trained in hygiene education who in turn should train the children through interesting activities and community projects that emphasize hygiene behaviour. It says, a chapter on Swachhta has been included in supplementary material at primary level developed by NCERT to inculcate good hygiene practices in the schools. </span><br />