THE WORLD BANK'S SUPPORT ON INDIA'S SUPPORT ON INDIA'S GOVERNMENT POLICY IN OVERCOMING CLEAN WATER CRISIS: THE CASE STUDY OF MAHARASHTRA RURAL WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION "JALSWARAJYA" PROJECT (2004-2009)

Abstract

600 million people - nearly half of India's population - face acute water crisis. The high population in India makes the country have a large need for clean water, so that water use in India is twice the available supply and puts the country under relatively high water demand. The problem of the clean water and sanitation crisis has caused 3 million deaths per year through infectious diseases it causes. In developing countries, such as India, three quarters of the population use water contaminated with hazardous chemicals such as Fe (Iron), F (Fluorine), Cu (Copper). As stated in UN General Comment no.15, the Water Crisis in India also violates Human Rights to get access to clean water and proper sanitation facilities. Seeing the obstacles that are often faced by developing countries, especially in the field of allocating development funds, prompted the World Bank, Which systematically is a part of the UN Ecosystem, to provide foreign assistance. The World Bank as an Intergovernmental Organization (IGO) is alleged to be able to help the Indian government to solve the problem of clean water and sanitation in India. The Government of India, which has a national interest in dealing with the water and sanitation crisis in its country, is in line with the World Bank's mission to end poverty throughout the world, especially in India where more than 68% of the population is still experiencing poverty. The World Bank in its development not only provides capital loans for infrastructure development, but is also involved in implementing the program. Through funding specifically provided by the World Bank for improving the construction of clean water facilities in India through the Maharashtra Rural Water Supply and Sanitation "Jalswarajya" Project, This research will analyze the role of the World Bank from the perspective of Liberal Institutionalism Theory and International Organizations Theory.