Lok Sabha Question No. 72 (STARRED), answered on 2019-11-21
Subject: Swachh Survekshan Grameen, 2019
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Supriya Sadanand Sule, Amol Ramsing Kolhe

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.72 (12 th Position) TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.11.2019

Swachh Survekshan Grameen, 2019

## *72. SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE: DR. AMOL RAMSINGKOLHE:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has conducted survey of Gram Panchayats in rural areas under Swachh Survekshan Grameen, 2019 (SSG) recently and if so,the details thereof along with the objectives and salient features of SSG2019;
- (b) the number of villages proposed to be covered under SSG-2019, State/ UT-wise  along  with  the  number  of  days  in  which  the  survey  will  be conducted;
- (c) whether the Government has fixed parameters for such evaluation under SSG and if so, the details thereof along with the details of expenditure likely to be incurred on SSG- 2019;
- (d) the details of the achievement made out of Swachh Survekshan Grameen survey conducted earlier; and
- (e)  whether  any  award/cash  incentives  will  be  provided  to  villages  which come first in the survey and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF JAL SHAKTI (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

(a) to (e) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## Statement referred to in the reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No.72 due for reply on 21.11.2019.

(a)  Department  of  Drinking  Water  and  Sanitation  has  conducted  'Swachh Survekshan Grameen-2019' through a survey agency to develop ranking of all  Districts  and  States  of  India  on  the  basis  of  quantitative  and  qualitative sanitation (Swachhata) parameters. The objectives of the Swachh Survekshan Grameen-2019 were :

-  Encourage  large  scale citizen participation and  create  awareness amongst  all  sections  of  society  about  the  importance  of  working together towards improving the sanitation situation of villages
-  a spirit of healthy competition among villages to improve their service delivery to citizens, towards creating cleaner villages.
-  To  undertake  a  ranking  of  States  and  Districts  on  the  basis  of performance  attained  by  States  and  Districts  on  key  Swachh  Bharat Mission Gramin (SBM-G) parameters
-  Compare performance within Districts in a State and across Districts nationally on key SBM-G parameters
-  Ascertain  the  progress  of  Swachhata  on  ground  through  a  sample survey  in  select  public  places  e.g.  Schools,  Anganwadis,  Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Haat Bazaars, Community Centers in villages of all the districts implementing SBM(G)
-  Engage with select Gram Panchayats in every district and solicit their feedback and recommendation on improving the program implementation
-  Assess  the  effectiveness  of  environmental  management  and  BCC (Behaviour Change Communication) interventions under SBM-G.

(b)  A total of 17,209 villages in 683 districts across the country have been surveyed under SSG 2019. State/UT-wise number of villages surveyed are at Annexure-1 .The duration of the entire process was of around 4 months with field  survey  taking  place  between  15th  August  2019  and  30th  September 2019.

(c)  Under  SSG-2019,  the  evaluation  of  the  States  and  Districts  was  on  the basis of following three key components :-

-  Direct Observation of sanitation in public places (30%)
-  Citizen's  Feedback  including  feedback  from  common  citizens,  key influencers at the village level and from citizens online using the App (35%)
-  Service Level Progress on sanitation related parameters (35%)

The cost of the contract awarded to the survey agency is Rs. 8.05 crore.

(d)  The  Swachh  Survekshan  Grameen  generated  huge  enthusiasm  across Districts and attention from  all stakeholders and common  citizens  in particular.  More  than  3  crore  citizens  provided  direct  feedback  on  various sanitation parameters of their respective areas using the Swachh Survekshan App. Intense IEC (Information, Education and Communication) and sanitation improvement activities were carried out by people to improve the sanitation status of their villages.

(e) Based on the outcome  of the Swachh  Survekshan  Grameen  top performing States/UTs across the different zones of the country are felicitated at National level. No cash incentive is provided.

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## Annexure-1

## Statement referred in part (b) of the reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No.72 due for reply on 21-11-2019

## State/UT-wise, number of villages surveyed under SSG-2019

| State / UT Name   |   Number of villages surveyed |
|-------------------|-------------------------------|
| A &NIslands       |                            59 |
| Andhra Pradesh    |                           378 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |                           440 |
| Assam             |                           807 |
| Bihar             |                          1051 |
| Chhattisgarh      |                           662 |
| D &NHaveli        |                            22 |
| Daman &Diu        |                            24 |
| Goa               |                            46 |
| Gujarat           |                           797 |
| Haryana           |                           513 |
| Himachal Pradesh  |                           285 |
| Jammu &Kashmir    |                           182 |
| Jharkhand         |                           584 |
| Karnataka         |                           766 |
| Kerala            |                           377 |
| Madhya Pradesh    |                          1267 |
| Maharashtra       |                           912 |
| Manipur           |                           363 |
| Meghalaya         |                           247 |
| Mizoram           |                           176 |
| Nagaland          |                           244 |
| Odisha            |                           787 |
| Puducherry        |                            45 |
| Punjab            |                           521 |
| Rajasthan         |                           879 |
| Sikkim            |                            88 |
| Tamil Nadu        |                           824 |
| Telangana         |                           716 |
| Tripura           |                           184 |
| Uttar Pradesh     |                          2035 |
| Uttarakhand       |                           306 |
| West Bengal       |                           622 |
| Total             |                         17209 |