Swacch Survekshan inspection delayed by two months

The Union government has extended the date for physical verification of Swacch Survekshan by two months. Earlier, inspection teams were due to visit cities for field inspection in January, but this time it will take place in March.

For the year 2020-2021, MoHUA has announced a new category of awards based on various indicators including segregation of wet, dry, and hazardous waste, processing capacity installed against wet waste generated, processing and recycling of wet and dry wastes etc, C&D waste processing, and percentage of waste going to the landfills. Based on the extent of coverage and percentage of waste being recycled, the Ministry will award Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Aspiring awards. 

There are also certain changes in the award of marks and citizens feedback which received 25 percent of the total marks (6000) in 2020, has been increased to 30 percent for 2021, according to Dr. Nagaraju. 

The direct observation by independent evaluators which carried 25 percent marks, has now been merged with the citizens’ voice and service-level progress to avoid duplication. While service-level progress based on segregation of collection, processing, and disposal of waste and sustainable sanitation carried 25 percent marks in the 2020 exercise, it will carry 40 percent weightage in the 2021 version.

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