More than 10 million Indians still live in the open . India 's campaign aims to educate the youth about the health risks associated with public toilets . While there has been a 20 percent drop in the number of people defecating in the open in the last decade , India has a long way to go before it can meet the 2015 Millennium Development Goal target for sanitation , which requires 75 % of the country to have access to sanitation . More than 28 million children do not have access to toilets in their schools , increasing risk of infections .
More than 10 million Indians still live in the open . India 's campaign aims to educate the youth about the health risks associated with public toilets . More than 28 million children do not have access to toilets in their schools , increasing risk of infections .