Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2023 Toolkit was launched at the Technical Session on “Rural WASH Partnerships – the way forward”
About the Technical Session on “Rural WASH Partnerships – the way forward”
- Technical Session on “Rural WASH Partnerships – the way forward” was organized on the second day of the 7th India Water Week.
- It was organized by the Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation (DDWS), which comes under the aegis of the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti.
- The technical session, chaired by Minister of Jal Shakti, focused on how collaborations with academia, experts and others in WASH sector can help achieve the goals of two flagship programmes of the DDWS – the Jal Jeevan Mission and Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen Phase II.
- During the event, the toolkit for Swachh Survekshan Grameen (SSG) 2023 and a web portal for “Twinpit to Retrofit Abhiyan” was launched.
What is Swachh Survekshan Grameen?
Swachh Survekshan Grameen has been conducted by the DDWS since 2018 under the Swachh Bharat Mission. This initiative aims to rank states and districts based on their performance on key quantitative and qualitative Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) parameters that assesses the sanitation status of rural regions in India.
Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2023 is set to be conducted by the DDWS, in a more competitive and participatory manner. The Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2023 Toolkit has information related to the various stages of assessment, baseline rankings of the panchayats and districts based on their ODF plus progress recorded in the SBM-G Integrated Management Information System (IMIS).
What is India Water Week?
The India Water Week is organized every year by the Jal Shakti Ministry. The 7th edition was inaugurated on November 1, 2022 at the India Expo Centre in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. The DDWS has set up 20 stalls at the India Water Week 2022, focusing on state-of-the-art WASH technologies, innovations and solutions. The EU, Finland, Germany and Israel have taken part in this event.
