Jharkhand

• 02 Nov 2022

Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar 2021-22'

Why In News?

On November 1, 2022, the Central Government announced the names of selected schools for the 'Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar 2021-22' in which Jharkhand has been ranked third at the national level.

Key Points

• Three schools of Jharkhand have been selected for the award for 'Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar 2021-22'. All the three selected schools are secondary schools, out of which two schools are in rural area and one in urban area. These include Kasturba Gandhi Vidyalaya in Sonahatu, Kasturba Gandhi Vidyalaya in Noamundi, and U.V. Tata Workers Union School in Kadma.
• It is noteworthy that 39 schools from across the country have been selected for the 'Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar 2021-22', out of which 10 schools are from Gujarat.
• Schools from 16 states of the country could be selected for the award, out of which only two schools have been selected from five states and one school each from seven states.
• The schools selected for the 'Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar 2021-22' will be awarded by the Union Education Minister in Delhi on November 19. Principals/wardens and members of the Children's Parliament will be honored and the schools will be given Rs 60,000 and citations.
• It is known that both government and private schools are included in the Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar Yojana. For the year 2021-22, 44878 schools had registered, out of which 2276 got five star grading. In the year 2019-20, 918 schools were selected and in the year 2017-18, 212 schools got five star grading.
• Top states in the country in 'Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar 2021-22':
  1. Gujarat 10
  2. Puducherry 06
  3. Jharkhand 03
  4. Maharashtra 03
  5. Haryana 02
  6. Punjab 02
  7. Rajasthan 02
  8. Uttar Pradesh 02
  9. West Bengal 02