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Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar 2021 – 2022

Posted on January 14, 2022 by admin1  57

In News 

  • Recently, the Minister of State for Education virtually launched Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar (SVP) 2021 – 2022. 

About Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar

  • It has been instituted by the Ministry of Education to recognize, inspire and celebrate excellence in sanitation and hygiene practice in schools. 
    • It was first instituted in 2016-17.
  • The purpose of the SVP is to honour schools that have undertaken significant steps towards fulfilling the mandate of the Swachh Vidyalaya Campaign. 
  • The SVP 2021-22 is open to all categories of schools. i.e. Government, Government aided and Private schools in both rural and urban areas. 
  • Assessment 
    • The schools will be assessed through an online portal & mobile app in 6 sub-categories: 
      • Water, Sanitation, Hand Washing with soap, Operation and Maintenance, Behaviour Change and Capacity Building and the newly added category on COVID-19 Preparedness and Response.
  •  Schools shall be awarded at the District, State and National level based on an internationally recognized five-star rating system. 

Source:PIB

 
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