Key insights from the ninth edition of Swachh Survekshan
The ninth Swachh Survekshan, the world's largest cleanliness survey, provides a comprehensive reality check on urban sanitation and waste management. It involved over 4,500 cities and 140 million citizens' feedback, assessing 10 parameters from waste segregation to grievance redressal. The survey has fostered competition, leading to improvements in city sanitation. This year's theme, "reduce, reuse, and recycle (RRR)", aims to create jobs and promote self-help groups, building on the previous "waste to wealth" theme. The article highlights successful models like Indore's waste segregation, Surat's revenue from treated water, and Pune's cooperative-based waste management, demonstrating effective strategies for clean cities.
Key Points
- The Swachh Survekshan serves as a critical tool for assessing and improving urban sanitation and waste management in India.
- The survey's comprehensive parameters and citizen feedback drive competition and progress among cities.
- The 2025 survey's theme, "reduce, reuse, and recycle (RRR)", emphasizes job creation and self-help groups.
- Successful city models demonstrate effective strategies in waste segregation, revenue generation from waste, and community involvement.
- The expansion of population categories in rankings aims for faster democratization of city cleanliness and fairer competition.
Exam Facts
- Ninth edition of Swachh Survekshan.
- Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM)-Urban steers the survey.
- Theme for 2025 survey: "reduce, reuse, and recycle (RRR)".
- Previous theme: "waste to wealth".
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