SWACHH VIDYALAYA PURASKAR 2021 – 2022

• Vaid's ICS, Lucknow
• 13, Jan 2022

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Shri Subhas Sarkar, Minister of State for Education virtually launched Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar (SVP) 2021 – 2022.

The schools have been given sufficient time till March 2022 to apply for the awards so that they can do so at an appropriate and safe time.

About:

• The Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar recognise, inspire and award the schools who have undertaken exemplary work in the field of water, sanitation and hygiene and also provides a benchmark and roadmap for schools to make further improvements in future.
• In order to create self-motivation and awareness about sanitation the Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar (SVP) was first instituted by the Department of School Education and Literacy, in 2016-17.
• The SVP 2021-22 is open to all categories of schools. i.e. Government, Government aided and Private schools in both rural and urban areas.

Criteria:

• The schools will be assessed through an online portal & mobile app in 6 sub-categories.
• These are: Water, Sanitation, Hand Washing with soap, Operation and Maintenance, Behaviour Change and Capacity Building and the newly added category on COVID-19 Preparedness and Response and the system will generate the overall score and rating automatically.

Awards:

• Schools shall be awarded at the District, State and National level based on an internationally recognized five star rating system.
• Also, every school will get a certificate of participation showing the category-wise scores and overall rating of the school.
• At the National level, 40 schools will be selected for awards this year under the overall category.
• The award money for the schools has been enhanced this year from Rs. 50,000/- to Rs. 60,000/- per school, under Samagra Shiksha scheme. Also, 6 sub-category wise awards have been introduced for the first time, with award money of Rs. 20,000/- per school.

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