Published on Aug 27, 2017
SWACHH SURVEKSHAN-2018

WHAT IS SWACHH SURVEKSHAN:

SWACHH SURVEKSHAN-2018  is  a new Scheme launched by the Central Government is  very important step towards Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. Swachh Survekshan is launched in the Capital city.

 ABOUT SWACHH SURVEKSHAN BY SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR(Minister Of Housing & Urban Affairs)

                        During the launching Ceremony,Shri. Narendra Singh Tomar launched the survey which is third in the series.He discussed about the comprehensive Survey Tool Kit, explaining the methodology, weightages and new features and thrust areas  that helps cities and towns prepare for the field survey over the next six months.

                      Shri Narendra Singh Tomar said that Swachh Survekshan will access sanitation levels in all the cities and towns of the country.Swachh Survekshan is implemented in all the 4041 cities and towns in our country.He said the results of two previous such surveys announced  in 2016 and 2017 have generated substantial excitement and enthusiasm among the cities and citizens besides promoting a healthy competition among all the stakeholders, leading to expanding the scope of the survey to all urban areas of the country.

ABOUT SWACHH SURVEKSHAN BY SHRI DURGA SHANKER MISHRA,Secretary(Housing & Urban Affairs)

                       Shri.Durga Shanker Mishra said this scheme will check on the water connection and all the necessary amenities.Swachh Survekshan-2018 is Shri Mishra said, the latest survey will assess availability of water connections to toilets, recovery of Operation & Maintenance costs of Community and Public toilets and SWM infrastructure through user charges, advertisement revenue, municipal taxes etc, liquid waste management though treatment and septage disposal, segregation of municipal waste at source, decentralized compost making by bulk generators etc. weightage for processing of solid waste has been increased by 5%

RESULTS OF SWACHH SURVEKSHAN:

                    Results of SWACHH SURVEKSHAN will be announced by March-2018.Under this Survey city will be ranked based on 71 sanitation related problems with different  weightages for  a total of 4,000 marks. Total score has been doubled this time to avoid crowding of cities with very marginal differences in scores that happened in the previous survey.

Sanitation Component-Wise Weightages:     

Assessment Weightage:

Since Swachh Survekshan-2017 didn’t meet the expectation,Swachh Survekshan-2018 will meet the expectation and this time the number of city increases from 500 City to 4041 City.Lets hope for the best in the future with Swachh Survekshan.