Highlights:
• Chhattisgarh received four Swachh Bharat Mission awards.
• Chhattisgarh ranked first in East Zone in Swachh Survekshan-Rural.
• Chhattisgarh got third prize in wall writing competition.
In 2022, Chhattisgarh has received four Swachh Bharat Mission awards. The awards will be presented to the state during the Swachh Bharat Diwas programme at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.
“I am happy to inform that your State has been selected for felicitation for exemplary performance under Swachh Bharat Mission. Swachh Bharat Diwas will be celebrated on October 2, 2022 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. The President of India has consented to chair the occasion,” reads the letter by Swachh Bharat Mission Director, Ministry of
Jal Shakti to State Swachh Bharat Mission Director.
In the East Zone of Swachh Survekshan-Rural, Chhattisgarh ranked first. Durg district has been nominated second in the East Zone for Swachh Survekshan-Rural, and Balod has been nominated third. Chhattisgarh won third place in the Central Zone in the ODF Plus wall writing competition.
Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel congratulated the state team of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Rural). He stated that Chhattisgarh consistently performs well in the Swachh Bharat Mission.
On August 15, 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan from the ramparts of Red Fort. On October 2, 2021, he launched the second phase of the programme.