Swachh Survekshan Grameen Awards 2022

The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS) had commissioned “Swachh Survekshan Grameen-2019” (SSG 2019) through an independent survey agency to develop ranking of all districts of India based on quantitative and qualitative sanitation (Swachhata) parameters. This ranking was done based on a comprehensive set of parameters including surveys of public places like schools, Anganwadis, PHCs, Haat/ Bazaars, Panchayat, and citizen’s perception of Swachhata and their recommendations for improvement of the programme.

Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2022 aimed to undertake the ranking of States and Districts on the basis of their performance attained on key quantitative and qualitative parameters of SBM-G Phase II. The survey covered 17,559 villages in 709 Districts in 33 States/UTs (excluding the 3 UTs of Chandigarh, Delhi and Lakshadweep) across India. More than 1.75 lakh households were interviewed for their feedback. 

 

The collection of data from direct observation was based on physical observation of the sanitation status in public places by the survey agency. The survey agency used maps and simple handheld device/recording formats to record their observations and findings along with Photographs/videos, wherever necessary. Feedback from people were obtained using community wide open meetings, personal interviews, and Focused Group Discussions. 

 

The top ranked States and Districts which received awards are listed in Table 1.

 

Table 1

Swachh Survekshan Grameen Awards 2022

Category	Rank	Awardee State /District
Large States	1	Telangana
	2	Haryana
	3	Tamil Nadu
Small States/UTs	1	A & N Island
	2	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
	3	Sikkim
Top Performing District	1	Bhiwani (Haryana)
	2	Jagtial (Telangana)
	3	Nizamabad (Telangana)