As many as 61 urban bodies of the state to be awarded on the occasion; highest number of urban bodies nominated from Chhattisgarh
Award ceremony to be held under Swachh Amrit Mahotsav at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
Chhattisgarh secures top rank for cleanliness for the third time in a row
Raipur, 16 November 2021/Under ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ being celebrated on the occasion of 75th anniversary of independence, Chhattisgarh will be awarded as the ‘Cleanest State of India’. Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel will be receiving this award at hands of President Shri Ram Nath Kovind at Swachch Amrit Mahotsav to be held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 20 November 2021.
Maintaining its status as the Cleanest State of the country, Chhattisgarh has once again performed in an excellent manner in the field of cleanliness. Moreover, 61 urban bodies of the state are also being awarded for their excellent performance. Maximum number of urban bodies from Chhattisgarh have been selected for the award. Chhattisgarh has also been a leading state in terms of cleanliness in the year 2019 and 2020.
It is noteworthy that every year Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India conducts Cleanliness Survey in all the cities and states of the country, under which urban cleanliness is assessed and evaluated under various parameters through third-party. These parameters include feedback of citizens, status of door-to-door garbage collection, scientific disposal of waste, open defecation free city, garbage free city etc. Based on this evaluation, the ranking of states and cities is released and the best performing states and cities are awarded.
Chhattisgarh is the only state of the country, where more than 9000 ‘Swachchhta Didis’ are working towards door-to-door collection of wet and dry garbage and the scientific disposal of this waste. Besides, Government of India has also declared Chhattisgarh as the first ODF++ state of the country.
