Swacch Survekshan Gramin, 2022

Swacch Survekshan Gramin, 2022

News: Telangana won the first prize under the Large States category under Swachh Survekshan Gramin (SSG) 2022.

About:
• The Swachh Survekshan Gramin award by the Jal shakti ministry ranks states and districts on the basis of their performance attained on key quantitative and qualitative Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin (SBM-G) parameters.
• It also takes into consideration the efforts of the rural community in the improvement of their sanitation status.
• Swachh Bharat Diwas is not a single event but a culmination of several activities/campaigns for the components of SBM-G phase II. The following activities were conducted as a run-up to the event – Swacchta Hi Seva and United India for Swacchata.
• Swachhta Hi Sewa (SHS) – A fortnightly campaign undertaken by the public offering “shramdaan” for sustaining cleanliness in the country.
• United India for Swachhata – A dedicated week-long intensified campaign for complete cleanliness ‘sampoorna swachhta’ in 9 states across the country.

Key Details:
• In the big states category the first award for Swachh Survekshan Grameen was given to Telangana, second to Haryana and the third award was bagged by Tamil Nadu.
• In small states and UTs category, Andaman and Nicobar won the first award, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu second and Sikkim got the third award.