New Delhi: The Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2018 (SSG-2018), which was announced by Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation on July 13, 2018, was launched by the states of Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand.
Under the SSG-2018, an independent survey agency would conduct the survey in all districts from August 1 to August 31, 2018, and the results would be announced in the form of a ranking of all districts and states on the basis of quantitative and qualitative sanitation (Swachhata) parameters. The top performing states and districts would be awarded on October 2, 2018 --- the day which is celebrated as birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
In Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched the SSG in Lucknow on Tuesday, while Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghuvar Das launched the survey in Ranchi. In Maharashtra, the survey was launched by Water Supply and Sanitation Minister Babanrao Lonikar at an event in Pandharpur in this week.
While speaking on the occasion, Yogi Adityanath called upon the people of Uttar Pradesh to step out and clean their villages and surrounding areas with pride, underscoring the importance of Swachhata for health and dignity of the people of the state. Similarly, Jharkhand CM asked the people of the state to ensure that the state gets the top position in the Grameen Survekshan just as it did in the Urban Swachh Survekshan.