Lok Sabha Question No. 1739 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-27
Subject: Reward Under SBM
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: NEELAM SONKER

O.I.H.

No. 1739

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1739

TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 27, 2016

## REWARD UNDER SBM

SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER:

Will  the  Minister  of  URBAN  DEVELOPMENT  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  rewards  or  proposes  to  reward States/UTs/cities/  towns  which  are  performing  well  under  Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM);
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  standards  required  to  be  fulfilled  under  SBM  to  get  the reward?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a) & (b): Yes, Madam. The ranking of 73 Million plus cities including State Capitals surveyed under Swachh Survekshan-2016 was announced on 15th February, 2016. On 15th February, 2016, awards were given to the cities in the following categories:-

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|   Rank | City (ULB)       | Key Strengths                                                                                              |
|--------|------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|      1 | Mysuru           | Best Overall Performing City                                                                               |
|      2 | Chandigarh       | Best performing city in North Zone and Best in Citizen Feedback Category                                   |
|      3 | Tiruchirappalli  | Best Performing city in IEBC activities                                                                    |
|      4 | Delhi-NDMC       | Best Performing city among smart cities and Best in Service Level Status Category                          |
|      5 | Visakhapatnam    | Best Performing city in Independent Observation category                                                   |
|      6 | Surat            | Best Performing city in West Zone                                                                          |
|      7 | Rajkot           | Best Performing city in Cleanliness through Door to Door Collection, Sweeping, Collection & Transportation |
|      8 | Gangtok          | Best Performing city in North East Zone and Best among State Capitals                                      |
|      9 | Pimpri Chinchwad | Best Performing city among Satellite Towns                                                                 |
|     10 | Greater Mumbai   | Best Performing city among Mega Cities                                                                     |

|   S. No. | Top Mover   |
|----------|-------------|
|        1 | Allahabad   |

|   S. No. | City (ULB)     | Top Movers Zone Wise   |
|----------|----------------|------------------------|
|        1 | North          | Allahabad              |
|        2 | West & Central | Nagpur                 |
|        3 | South          | Visakhapatnam          |
|        4 | East           | Bhubaneshwar           |
|        5 | North East     | Imphal                 |

(c):  Following  6  parameters  were  taken  into  considerations  for determining the rankings of the cities:

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|   AREA OF EVALUATION | AREA OF EVALUATION                                                                       | WEIGHTAGE   |
|----------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|                    1 | Strategy for Open Defecation Free town (ODF) and Integrated Solid Waste Management (SWM) | 5%          |
|                    2 | Information, Education and Behavior Change Communication (IEBC) activity                 | 5%          |
|                    3 | Door to door Collection, Sweeping, Collection & Transportation                           | 40%         |
|                    4 | Processing and Disposal of Solid Waste                                                   | 20%         |
|                    5 | Public & Community Toilet Provision                                                      | 15%         |
|                    6 | Individual Toilet                                                                        | 15%         |

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