Swachh Survekshan Grameen Awards 2019

Swachh Survekshan Grameen Awards 2019
Question: Which of the following state ranked first in the state category of the Swachh Survekshan Grameen Awards 2019?
(a) Kerala
(b) Sikkim
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Tamil Nadu
Answer: (d)
Related facts:
  • The Union Minister of the Ministry of Chemical and Fertilizers, D.V. Sadananda Gowda and the Union Minister of State of the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Rattan Lal Kataria, conferred the Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2019 awards to top ranked states, union territories, and districts in the various categories on the occasion of World Toilet Day.
  • The awards were given at Pravasi Bhartiya Kendra, New Delhi on November 20 2019.
  • The top ranked state was Tamil Nadu and the top ranked district was Peddapalli (Telangana).
  • The award ofthe state with the maximum citizen participation was felicitated to Uttar Pradesh by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, at the Swachh Bharat Diwas event commemorating the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in Ahmedabad on 2nd October, 2019.
  • Corporates were also felicitated for their contribution under the Swachhata Hi Seva campaign this year, for their efforts towards effective plastic waste management. These were: the Cement Manufacturers Association (CMA), Hindustan Unilever Limited and AMUL.

Swachh Survekshan Grameen Awards 2019:

  • 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 quantitative and qualitative sanitation (Swachhata) parameters.
  • This ranking was done based on a comprehensive set of 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.
  • As part of SSG 2019, 17209 villages in 683 Districts across India were covered. 60,459 public places namely schools, anganwadis, government schools, public health centres, haat/ bazaars and religious places in these villages were visited.
  • Around 174,121 key informants were interviewed on SBM-G related issues.

The top ranked States and Districts:

  • Top 3 States –  Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Gujarat
  • Top 3 Districts – Peddapalli(Telangana), Faridabad(Haryana), Rewari(Haryana)

Links:

https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1592512