Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar 2021-22
The Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar has been instituted by the Ministry of Education, Government of India to recognize, inspire and celebrate excellence in sanitation and hygiene practice in schools.
The purpose of the SVP is to honor schools that have undertaken significant steps towards fulfilling the mandate of the Swachh Vidyalaya Campaign. SVP is based on IT enabled assessment of WASH infrastructure, hygienic practices and COVID-19 appropriate behaviour.
Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar was launched in 2016-17 with following key objectives
To recognize, inspire & celebrate excellence in sanitation and hygiene.
To honor schools that have undertaken significant steps towards fulfilling the mandate of the Swachh Vidyalaya Campaign & adhering to the standards of hygiene & cleanliness.
To promote sustainable practices of improved water sanitation & hygiene in schools.
Essential elements (SVP 2021-22):
1) Water.
2) Sanitation.
3) Handwashing with Soap.
4) Operation and Maintenance.
5) Behaviour Change Activities & Capacity Building.
6) “COVID-19 preparedness and response” (newly added in view of the COVID pandemic).
How to apply
All Government, Government aided and private schools from both rural and urban areas are invited to apply for the Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar
The registration of schools would be done with the UDISE+ code of the school.
Schools will first complete the primary information section in the prescribed format and submit.
Steps to apply :
Step 2: Fill Online Survey
If you do not have a UDISE+ code , download the Data Capture Format (DCF) and submit at Block / District / State level office to generate the UDISE+ code .
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