Station Cleanliness

Aug. 14, 2018

Minister of Railways released the Third Party Survey Report on Station Cleanliness conducted by Quality Council of India (QCI).

About:

  • This is the third report in the series, with the first being conducted in 2016.

  • Objective: To improve cleanliness standards of railway stations and to infuse healthy competition among them.

  • Parameter: The parameters adopted for conducting the survey were:
    • Evaluation of Process of cleanliness in Parking, main entry area, main platform, waiting room (33.33%),

    • direct observation by QCI assessors of cleanliness in these areas (33.33%) and

    • passenger feedback (33.33%).



  • Key findings:
    • In last 4 years, Swachh Rail Swachh Bharat Campaign has witnessed tremendous improvement in terms of cleanliness in waiting area and platforms.

    • As compared to 2017 there is 9% improvement in top 100 stations; 4 zones have improved more than 20%.



  • Top Scorers:

CATEGORY

TOP RANKER

A1 category stations

Jodhpur (North-Western Railway)

A category stations

Marwar (North Western Railway)

Zonal Railway rankings

North Western Railway

Source : PIB

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