Lok Sabha Question No. 78 (STARRED), answered on 2021-12-02
Subject: Swachh Survekshan Grameen, 2021
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Rebati Tripura, C.N. Annadurai

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

## DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*78

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.12.2021

## SWACHH SURVEKSHAN GRAMEEN, 2021

## *78.   SHRI REBATI TRIPURA: SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI :

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  launched  Swachh  Survekshan  Grameen,  2021  (SSG) under Swachh Bharat Mission Phase-2 recently and if  so, the details along with the objectives and salient features thereof;
- (b) the number of villages proposed to be covered under SSG-2021, State/UT-wise along with the time by which the survey will be conducted and the details of expert agency hired to conduct the Survekshan, 2021;
- (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-2021;
- (d) the  details  of  the  achievements  made  out  of  Swachh  Survekshan  Grameen  survey conducted earlier; and
- (e) whether any award/cash incentives will be provided to top performing villages as per the survey and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE 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.78 due for reply on 02.12.2021.

(a)  to  (e)  Department  of  Drinking  Water  and  Sanitation  (DDWS)  has  launched  Swachh Survekshan Grameen (SSG), 2021 on 9th September, 2021 with the following objectives:

- (i) Foster spirit of healthy competition
- (ii) Encourage large scale citizens participation
- (iii) Engage & solicit feedback from citizens
- (iv) Ascertain progress of Swachhata on ground
- (v) Evaluate implementation of Solid and Liquid Waste Management (SLWM)
- (vi) Compare performances of States and districts
- (vii) Rank the districts and States

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SSG is used to rank States and districts based on their performance on key quantitative and qualitative  Swachh  Bharat  Mission-Grameen  (SBM-G)  parameters  and  engage  rural community  in  improvement  of  their  sanitation  status  through  an  intensive  and  holistic Information,  Education  and  Communication  (IEC)  campaign.    SSG-2021  will  involve survey  of  17,475  villages  in  709  districts  across  33  States/UTs.  87,375  public  places namely  schools,  anganwadis, public  health  centres,  haat  bazaars/religious  places  in  these 17,475 villages will be visited for survey. Around 1,74,750 households will be interviewed for their feedback on sanitation related issues. Citizens will also be mobilised to provide feedback on sanitation related issues using mobile application developed for the purpose. Field  survey  in  the  States/UTs  will  be  completed  within  a  period  of  two  months.  The State/UT wise number of villages to be surveyed are given in Annexure .

M/s IPSOS, a multinational company, has been hired as the agency to conduct SSG-2021. The agency  has been selected based on competitive bidding process.  The survey would cost approx. Rs.9.38 crores (inclusive of taxes).

For making evaluation under SSG-2021, following parameters have been fixed:

- (i) Availability  and  usage  of  toilets,  and  SLWM  arrangements  at  households  and public  places  like  Anganwadi,  Panchayat  Bhawan,  school,  haat  bazar,  etc  :    30% weightage
- (ii) Feedback of citizens on sanitation status in their villages : 35% weightage
- (iii) Progress  achieved  and  reported  by  districts  on  key  sanitation  indicators :  35% weightage

DDWS had conducted SSG in 2018 and 2019. SSG has been found to be a very effective tool to generate healthy competition amongst villages, districts and States. Key achievements of the SSG conducted in 2018 and 2019 includes:

- (i) Increase in demand and construction of individual household latrines (IHHLs)
- (ii) Improved cleanliness in villages
- (iii) Improved access and usage of public sanitation facility
- (iv) Increased awareness on Swachhata
- (v) Useful feedback on program elements directly from citizens

The top ranked States and districts are awarded with mementos and certificates. No cash reward is given.

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## State/UT wise number of villages to be surveyed under SSG-2021

| State/UTs                          | No. of village to be surveyed   |
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| Andaman& Nicobar Islands           | 51                              |
| Andhra Pradesh                     | 388                             |
| Arunachal Pradesh                  | 550                             |
| Assam                              | 782                             |
| Bihar                              | 1,050                           |
| Chhattisgarh                       | 622                             |
| Dadra& Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 48                              |
| Goa                                | 44                              |
| Gujarat                            | 786                             |
| Haryana                            | 484                             |
| Himachal Pradesh                   | 272                             |
| Jammu &Kashmir                     | 440                             |
| Jharkhand                          | 588                             |
| Karnataka                          | 748                             |
| Kerala                             | 368                             |
| Ladakh                             | 44                              |
| Madhya Pradesh                     | 1,214                           |
| Maharashtra                        | 920                             |
| Manipur                            | 352                             |
| Meghalaya                          | 242                             |
| Mizoram                            | 176                             |
| Nagaland                           | 242                             |
| Odisha                             | 756                             |
| Puducherry                         | 44                              |
| Punjab                             | 500                             |
| Rajasthan                          | 858                             |
| Sikkim                             | 88                              |
| Tamil Nadu                         | 916                             |
| Telangana                          | 724                             |
| Tripura                            | 176                             |
| Uttar Pradesh                      | 2,070                           |
| Uttarakhand                        | 294                             |
| West Bengal                        | 638                             |
| Total                              | 17,475                          |