Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar 2021-22: Education Ministry to award selected schools for sanitation & hygiene practices

Selected schools will be awarded with the Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar at Akashvani Rang Bhawan, All India Radio, Sansad Marg in New Delhi.

MoE Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar 2021-22: The Ministry of Education is all set to host the Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar for the 2021-22 session tomorrow, November 19, 2022. Selected schools will be awarded the Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar at Akashvani Rang Bhawan, All India Radio, Sansad Marg in New Delhi. The award has been instituted to honor, recognise, inspire and celebrate excellence in sanitation and hygiene practices in schools.

According to a statement on the official website, the purpose of the award is to honor schools that have undertaken significant steps towards fulfilling the mandate of the Swachh Vidyalaya Campaign.

The Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar awards are categorised at the district, state and national levels. For the District level, three, four and five-star schools were able to apply, while for the state and Union Territory levels, only four and five-star rated schools could apply. For the national level, only five-star rated schools had the provision to apply.

The award is based on IT enabled assessment of WASH infrastructure, hygienic practices and COVID-19 appropriate behaviour, it added. The performance of the schools has been evaluated on parameters including drinking water, toilet, handwashing with soap, operation and maintenance, capacity building and COVID-19 (preparedness and response).

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