Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri launches toolkit for Swachh Survekshan 2021
- The Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri virtually launched the toolkit for Swachh Survekshan-2021.
- The 2021 edition will be the sixth edition of the annual cleanliness survey of urban India conducted by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
- The Swachh Survekshan-2021 indicators will mainly focus on parameters pertaining to wastewater treatment and reuse along with faecal sludge.
- The minister has also announced a new category of awards titled Prerak Dauur Samman as part of Swachh Survekshan-2021.
- The Prerak Daaur Samman will have five additional sub- categories. These are:
- Divya (Platinum),
- Anupam (Gold),
- Ujjwal (Silver),
- Udit (Bronze),
- Aarohi (Aspiring)
- The Prerak Daaur Samman will have five additional sub- categories. These are:
- Top three cities will be recognized in each of these categories.
- The SS 2021 survey will categorise cities on the basis of six indicator-wise performance criteria, which are, segregation of waste into wet, dry and hazard categories; processing capacity against wet waste generated; processing and recycling of wet and dry waste; construction & demolition (C&D) waste processing; percentage of waste going to landfills; and sanitation status of cities.