An assessment of faecal sludge management (FSM) policies and programmes at the national and select states level in order to haveAn assessment of faecal sludge management (FSM) policies and programmes at the national and select states level in order to have a country-wide perspective on FSM and guide the policy advocacy work on FSM within WaterAid India. The study was carried out by WaterAid India with support from its partners ExNoRa International with WASHNET in Tamil Nadu and consultants Praxis Institute for Participatory Practices, Chennai.