Swachh Bharat survey: 75 cities across India to be ranked

# Modi govt takes stock of Swachh Bharat

# Swachh Bharat survey to rank 75 cities on cleanliness

# Results of Swachh Bharat survey likely on Jan 25

New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Urban Development has commissioned an extensive survey to study the progress of the Swachh Bharat or Clean India mission so far and rank 75 cities on sanitation and cleanliness. Named Swachh Survekshan, the survey will be conducted by the Quality Council of India (QCI). It will cover all state capitals and 53 other cities. Swachh Survekshan is being conducted between January 5 and 20. Results are likely to be announced on January 25 on MyGov website.

The survey will study the following and rank cities accordingly:

# Strategy for open defecation free town (ODF) and integrated solid waste management (SWM)

# Information, education and behaviour change activity

# Sweeping, door to door collection and transportation of solid waste)

# Processing and disposal (of solid waste)

# Provision of public & community toilet seats

# Construction of household individual toilets

Announcing the survey, Praveen Prakash, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development and Mission Director (SBM), said, "Swachh Survekshan is the very first survey commissioned by the Ministry of Urban Development since the launch of Swachh Bharat Mission in October 2014. The Ministry wants data from the ground to measure the impact of the mission year-on-year."

Commenting on the survey, Adil Zainulbhai, Chairman, Quality Council of India (QCI) said, "Swachh Survekshan will help us assess the level of cleanliness in 75 cities and simultaneously foster a spirit of healthy competition between the cities. The success of Swachh Survekshan is dependent on the involvement of the municipalities and citizens of the 75 cities. The QCI invites the involvement of citizens and municipalities to make this survey a success."

Citizens can voluntarily provide feedback on a national toll free number 18002672777.

Citizens can also provide feedback on cleanliness of their city by tweeting pictures and comments tagging #MyCleanIndia and @swachhbharatgov.

QCI has deployed a team of 110 assessors to conduct the survey.