Swachh Survekshan Awards, 2021

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The President of India recently felicitated the awardees of the cleanest cities of India at the ‘Swachh Amrit Mahotsav’ hosted as part of Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 by Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA).

About Swachh Survekshan Awards 2021

The award ceremony, organized to recognize the good work done for Swachhata by towns/ cities, States and Union Territories under various initiatives of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban).
The awards have a wide range of categories that segregate cities based on their population.
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs surveyed 4,320 cities for nearly a month and solicited feedback from 4.2 crore people.
Findigs:

India’s cleanest city: Indore in Madhya Pradesh, for the 5th consecutive time followed by Surat in Gujarat and Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh.
Cleanest State: Chhattisgarh for the third time, in the category of ‘States with more than 100 urban local bodies.
Cleanest ‘Ganga city’: Varanasi.

Image Courtsey: HT

Swachh Survekshan

It is an annual survey of cleanliness, hygiene and sanitation in cities and towns across India.
It was launched as part of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.
It has been conducted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs since 2016.
The metrics (cities) were garbage disposal, open defecation-free ratings, functionality and maintenance of community toilets and safe management of faecal sludge.
Objectives:
- To encourage large scale citizen participation, ensure the sustainability of initiatives taken towards garbage-free and open defecation free cities
- To create awareness amongst all sections of society.

Source: PIB

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