Ministry Of Housing And Urban Affairs
Swachh Survekshan – 2018:
- First Pan-India Survey to measure citizen connect with sanitation in all 4,041 cities and tours of the country.
- It is third in the series (Previous 2016 & 2017), and measures the outcome of the SBM (U)
- It works under the aegis of Ministry of Housing and urban affairs
Sanitation Component wise Weightage:
| S.no | COMPONENT | WEIGHTAGE IN 2017 | WEIGHTAGE IN 2018 |
| 1 | ODF Progress | 30% | 30% |
| 2 | Collection & Transportation of solid waste | 40% | 30% |
| 3 | Processing and disposal of solid waste | 20% | 25% |
| 4 | Information, Education & Communication | 5% | 5% |
| 5 | Capacity Building | 5% | 5% |
| 6 | Innovation | - | 5% |
Significance of the Move
- By Ranking Different cities and towns the government of India striving to promote Co-operative Federalism by making competitive index.
- It is an extension of Swatch Bharat Abhiyaan (U) Which ensures cleanliness & Sanitation of not only the urban areas but also to promote behavioural change.
- This move will ensure Healthy and clean practises of the people which in turn will foster our human capital formation.
- Diseases like Diarrhoea, Malaria & Other Water brone Diseases which are responsible for child Mortality can be averted.
- By Making places clean it would directly promote tourism and makes India a Global hub tourism.
