Context
Union Minister of Jal Shakti Shri C R Patil launched Swachh Survekshan Grameen (SSG) 2025.
Key Highlights
- It is a nationwide rural sanitation survey by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti.
- It is India’s biggest sanitation survey and The first Swachh Survekshan was conducted in 2016, wherein 73 towns have been evaluated and Mysuru was ranked first within the country.
Features
- It will conduct a complete evaluation of rural sanitation, with a robust focus on sustaining the achievements of the Open Defecation Free (ODF) Plus Model under the Swachh Bharat Mission-Gramin (SBM-G).
- The survey will involve sampling village critiques and detailed surveys of families and public areas to measure cleanliness throughout various parameters.
- Key regions of evaluation encompass the operational status of Plastic Waste Management Units (PWMUs), Faecal Sludge Management (FSM) plants, and GOBARdhan flowers, at the side of citizen feedback and the assessment of Swachhata Green Leaf Rating (SGLR) sites.
Importance
- Swachh Survekshan Gramin 2025 represents a crucial milestone in advancing India’s vision of clean, healthy, and sustainable rural groups.
- It emphasizes the collaborative efforts of Panchayats, local leaders, frontline employees, and citizens in strengthening rural sanitation.
- This initiative will play a key position in shaping the future of rural hygiene and bringing the country towards realizing the goal of a Swachh Bharat.
The Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) [SBM(G)]
- It was released on second October 2014 to dispose of open defecation in rural India by providing toilet access to all rural households.
- By 2nd October 2019, the task had done 100% sanitation program, building over 10 crore Individual Household Latrines (IHHLs) and asserting all villages Open Defecation Free (ODF).
- Phase-II of SBM(G) was initiated on 1st April 2020, specializing in maintaining ODF status and implementing Solid and Liquid Waste Management (SLWM) to transition villages to ODF Plus (Model) status via 2025-26.
- The ODF Plus progress is tracked via 3 classes: Aspiring, Rising, and Model.
Source: The Indian Express
Mains PYQ
Q. What are the impediments in disposing the huge quantities of discarded solid waste which are continuously being generated? How do we remove safely the toxic wastes that have been accumulating in our habitable environment? (2021)
a) Union Minister of Jal Shakti Shri C R Patil launched Swachh Survekshan Grameen (SSG) 2025.
b) It is a nationwide rural sanitation survey by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti.
c) It is India’s biggest sanitation survey and The first Swachh Survekshan was conducted in 2016, wherein 73 towns have been evaluated and Mysuru was ranked first within the country.
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