22) Swachh Survekshan 2020

Question 1

Who conducts it ?

Answer 1

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs under the aegis of Swachh Bharat Mission Urban (SBM-U)

Question 2

What is it ?

Answer 2

It is an “Annual Cleanliness Survey”

Question 3

Objectives ?

Answer 3

1) To encourage large scale citizen participation and create awareness about cleanliness
2) To inculcate a spirit of healthy competition among cities and towns towards creating cleaner cities/towns

Question 4

India’s cleanest cities ?

Answer 4

Indore > Surat > Navi Mumbai

Question 5

Best performing state ?

Answer 5

Chhattisgarh – under the category of >100 ULB’s

Jharkhand – under the category of <100 ULB’s

Question 6

Best Ganga town ?

Answer 6

Varanasi

Question 7

Cleanest capital city ?

Answer 7

New Delhi

Question 8

What will the Swachh Survekshan of 2021 focus on ?

Answer 8

Wastewater treatment
Faecal sludge treatment
Remediation of landfills etc

Question 9

What is Prerak Daur Samman ?

Answer 9

It is a new category of awards which will be announced as a part of Swacch Survekshan 2021
The award has additional 5 subcategories
a) Divya – Platinum
b) Anupam – Gold
c) Ujjwal – Silver
d) Udit – Bronze
e) Aarohi – Aspiring
Top 3 cities will be recognised in each of these categories