Question – On 12 January 2022, the Union Minister of State for Education, Subhash Sarkar started the Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar through virtual medium. When was this award first started?
(a) Year 2014-15
(b) Year 2016-17
(c) Year 2019-20
(d) Year 2015-16
Answer—(b)
Related facts—
- On 12 January 2022, the Union Minister of State for Education, Subhash Sarkar started the Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar(SVP) through virtual medium.
- It is notable that the award was started in year 2016-17.
- Aim —
- to create self-motivation and awareness about sanitation.
- Categories —
- 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.
- 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 and the system will generate the overall score and rating automatically.
- The schools have been given sufficient time till March 2022 to apply for the awards so that they can do so at an appropriate and safe time.
- Internationally recognized five star rating system(IRFSRS) —
- Schools shall be awarded at the District, State and National level based on an IRFSRS.
- Also, every school will get a certificate of participation showing the category-wise scores and overall rating of the school.
- At the National level, 40 schools will be selected for awards this year under the overall category.
- Award money(AM) —
- The AM for the schools has been enhanced this year from Rs. 50,000/- to Rs. 60,000/- per school, under Samagra Shiksha scheme.
By – Pankaj Pandey
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https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1789429