Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2021

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GS 2: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.

Recently, Swachh Sarvekshan Gramin 2021 was launched by Ministry of Jal Shakti under the Swachh Bharat (SBM) Mission Phase- 2 as a part of the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’.

The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS) will undertake Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2021 countrywide to support acceleration of ODF Plus interventions.

It aims to increase momentum for improving ODF Sustainability as well as Solid and Liquid Waste Management (SLWM)activities across the villages in the country.
DDWS had commissioned Swachh Survekshan Grameen (SSG)on two occasions earlier in 2018 and 2019.
A detailed protocol has been developed to guide the ranking of districts based on their performance on key quality and quantitative parameters.
SSG is not just a ranking exercise but has been a vehicle for creating a Jan Andolan (people’s movement).

The Survekshan 2021 will be conducted by an independent expert agency across 17,475 villages in 698 districts of the country.
As part of the Survekshan, villages, districts and states would be ranked using key parameters.
87,250 public places namely schools, anganwadis, public health centres, haat/bazaars/religious places in these villages will be visited for survey.
Around 1,74,750 households will be interviewed for their feedback on SBM related issues.
Moreover, citizens will be mobilised to provide feedback on sanitation related issues online using an application developed for the purpose.