6th edition of Swachh Sarvekshan Launched

In News: The 2nd phase of the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), announced in the Union Budget, will be responsible for sewage management in all cities that have less than 1 lakh population.

• The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) also launched the sixth edition of the annual Swachh Survekshan.

6th edition of Swachh Sarvekshan

• Survey assesses waste segregation, wet waste processing capacity, dry waste recycling, construction and demolition waste processing, and landfill waste.
• Over 2,000 surveyors organised by the Quality Council of India will randomly visit 4,321 cities across the country throughout March to assess them according to sanitation parameters.
• It will roll out state rankings after weighing different cities as per following categories:
  • Open Defecation Free (ODF),
  • ODF+ (when the toilets are maintained),
  • ODF++ (when sewage systems operate) and
  • Garbage-free rating.
• States will also be given Prerak Dauur Samman awards under following heads:
  • Divya (platinum),
  • Anupam (gold),
  • Ujjwal (silver),
  • Udit (bronze), and
  • Aarohi (copper / aspiring).
• For the first time, districts (subsuming municipal corporations, municipalities, and town areas) will also be assessed on the basis of their underlying urban local bodies.
• There are plans on creating uniforms for “safaimitras”, like policemen.
• Mysuru won the first Swachh Survekshan while Indore has won the last three, as the survey expanded from 73 cities in 2016 to 4,242 cities in 2020.
  • The 2020 winner will be announced soon.
• The Mission is currently framing the guidelines for Swachh Survekhshan 2022, which will be more “citizen centric” and have more importance on technological solutions.

Key Highlights of SBM 2.0

• Major focus will be the segregation of waste at the source.
  • This progressive step will reduce the cost, effort and need of segregation waste technology for Urban Local Bodies.
  • It will target legacy landfills, single-use plastic, and construction and demolition waste.
• The solid and liquid waste management (SLWM) component of ODF Plus will be monitored on the basis of output-outcome indicators for four key areas:
  • Plastic waste management,
  • Biodegradable solid waste management (including animal waste management),
  • Grey water management and
  • Fecal sludge management.
• The ODF Plus programme will converge with MGNREGA and Jal Jeevan Mission.
• Novel model to converge finances from different vertices:
  • From the budget of Dept. of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Rs 52,497 crore will be devolved.
  • Rest of funds will come from funds being released under
    • 15th Finance Commission,
    • MGNREGS and
    • Revenue generation models particularly for solid and liquid waste management.

Source: IE