SWACHH SURVEKSHAN GRAMEEN AWARDS 2019

About:

• The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS) had commissioned “Swachh Survekshan Grameen-2019” (SSG 2019) through an independent survey agency to develop ranking of all districts of India on the basis of sanitation parameters.
  
  
• This ranking was done based on parameters including surveys of public places like schools, Anganwadis, PHCs, Haat/ Bazaars, Panchayat and citizen’s perception of Swachhata and their recommendations for improvement of the program and data from the SBM-G IMIS.
  
  
• The top ranked States and Districts which received awards are:
  • Top 3 States – 1) Tamil Nadu, 2) Haryana, 3) Gujarat
    
    
  • Top 3 Districts – 1) Peddapalli, Telangana, 2) Faridabad, Haryana, 3) Rewari, Haryana
    
    
  • State with maximum citizen participation – 1) Uttar Pradesh
    
    
  
  
  
• Following are the key findings of the SSG 2019 survey:
  • 5% of people surveyed were aware of SSG 2019;
    
    
  • 3% of respondents credited SBM-G for the substantial improvement in cleanliness level;
    
    
  • 83% of respondents reported sufficient arrangements in their village to manage liquid waste and
    
    
  • 1% citizens reported sufficient arrangements in their village to manage solid waste.