Lok Sabha Question No. 648 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-13
Subject: Rural Cleanliness Rankings
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: J. JAYASINGH THIYAGARAJ NATTERJEE

## Government of India

## Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 648 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13-12-2018

## Rural Cleanliness Rankings

## 648. SHRI J.J.T. NATTERJEE:

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state :

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  any mechanism to rank rural cleanliness of all  States  and districts on basis of qualitative and quantitative evaluation regularly;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has published any such rankings till date;
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State/ UT-wise;
- (e) whether the Government has any package for States with low rankings; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

(a) and (b) Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation has undertaken'SwachhSarvekshan Grameen-2018' through an independent survey agency to develop ranking of all districts and States/UTs  of  India  on  the  basis  of  quantitative  and  qualitative  sanitation  (Swachhata) parameters. This ranking is based on a comprehensive set of parameters including districtlevel surveys of public places like schools, Anganwadis, Public Health Centres (PHCs), Haat bazaars, Panchayat and citizen's perception of Swachhata  data from the Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin).

(c)and (d) Ranking  of  all  States/UTs  as  per  SwachhSurvekshanGrameen  2018  is  at Annexure-1 .

- (e) No, Madam.
- (f) Does not arise.

## Statement referred in part (d) of the reply to Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No.648 due for reply on 13-12-2018

## Ranking of all States and UTs as per SwachhSurvekshan Grameen-2018

| Larger States (with population > 30 lakh)                       | Larger States (with population > 30 lakh)                       |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| Rank                                                            | State                                                           |
| 1                                                               | Haryana                                                         |
| 2                                                               | Gujarat                                                         |
| 3                                                               | Rajasthan                                                       |
| 4                                                               | Chhattisgarh                                                    |
| 5                                                               | Himachal Pradesh                                                |
| 6                                                               | Andhra Pradesh                                                  |
| 7                                                               | Punjab                                                          |
| 8                                                               | Telangana                                                       |
| 9                                                               | Uttarakhand                                                     |
| 10                                                              | Karnataka                                                       |
| 11                                                              | Tamil Nadu                                                      |
| 12                                                              | Maharashtra                                                     |
| 13                                                              | Madhya Pradesh                                                  |
| 14                                                              | Jammu &Kashmir                                                  |
| 15                                                              | West Bengal                                                     |
| 16                                                              | Jharkhand                                                       |
| 17                                                              | Uttar Pradesh                                                   |
| 18                                                              | Odisha                                                          |
| 19                                                              | Assam                                                           |
| 20                                                              | Bihar                                                           |
| Smaller States and Union Territories (with population <30 Lakh) | Smaller States and Union Territories (with population <30 Lakh) |
| Rank                                                            | State/UT                                                        |
| 1                                                               | D &NHaveli                                                      |
| 2                                                               | Daman &Diu                                                      |
| 3                                                               | Sikkim                                                          |
| 4                                                               | Mizoram                                                         |
| 5                                                               | Meghalaya                                                       |
| 6                                                               | Chandigarh                                                      |
| 7                                                               | A &NIslands                                                     |
| 8                                                               | Arunachal Pradesh                                               |
| 9                                                               | Nagaland                                                        |
| 10                                                              | Goa                                                             |
| 11                                                              | Puducherry                                                      |
| 12                                                              | Manipur                                                         |
| 13                                                              | Tripura                                                         |