The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation has launched the Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2018, a Nation-wide survey of rural India to rank the cleanest and dirtiest states and districts.

Objective of SSG:

• SSG 2018 is to undertake a ranking of states and districts on the basis of their performance attained on key quantitative and qualitative SBM-G parameters.
• In the process, through a countrywide communication campaign, rural communities will be engaged in the improvement of the sanitation and cleanliness of their surroundings.