Glossary

7.10 Glossary

Description

Quick Overview

The glossary provides definitions for key terms related to public facilities, sanitation, and government responsibilities.

Standard

This glossary includes critical terms that are essential for understanding the roles of government in providing public facilities and the concepts of equity, basic needs, and universal access, which are integral to social and political life.

Detailed

Glossary Summary

The glossary offers succinct definitions for key terms that are central to the discussions about public facilities, government roles, and fundamental rights. Understanding these terms is crucial for students to grasp the complexities of the sociopolitical landscape. Key definitions include:

  • Sanitation: The provision of facilities for the safe disposal of human waste, ensuring public health and preventing disease.
  • Company: A business entity that can be privately or publicly owned, illustrating the role of private firms in providing public services.
  • Universal access: The ideal that every individual should have physical and affordable access to essential resources, ensuring equity in public service delivery.
  • Basic needs: Fundamental resources for survival and well-being, such as food, water, shelter, and education that are essential for all individuals.

Through this glossary, students will develop a foundational vocabulary that aids in their understanding of the content discussed in this chapter.

Key Concepts

  • Sanitation: Essential for health and well-being, involving safe disposal systems.

  • Company: A form of business crucial to service provision, both privately and publicly owned.

  • Universal Access: The ideal that all individuals should have access to essential resources at an affordable rate.

  • Basic Needs: Fundamental necessities for survival that include water, food, shelter, and health.

Memory Aids

🎵 Rhymes Time

  • Sanitation is a vital thing, keeps us healthy, make us sing.

📖 Fascinating Stories

  • Once upon a time in a small village, the lack of sanitation led to disease, teaching everyone the value of clean waste disposal.

🧠 Other Memory Gems

  • B.W.S.H.C.E - Basic Needs: Water, Shelter, Health, Clothing, Education.

🎯 Super Acronyms

SPAA - Sanitation, Public facilities, Access, Affordability.

Examples

  • An example of sanitation facilities includes public restrooms with proper waste disposal systems.

  • A company like Tata Steel operates in the private sector, while Indian Oil functions as a public utility.

Glossary of Terms

  • Term: Sanitation

    Definition:

    Provision of facilities for the safe disposal of human urine and faeces.

  • Term: Company

    Definition:

    A form of business set up by people or the government, which can be private or public.

  • Term: Universal Access

    Definition:

    Achieved when everyone has physical and affordable access to a good.

  • Term: Basic Needs

    Definition:

    Primary requirements of food, water, shelter, sanitation, healthcare, and education necessary for survival.