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39 Schools Awarded with Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar for 2021-22

Thirty-nine schools from across the country were awarded the Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar for the 2021-2022 academic session by the Ministry of Education. The schools were selected from among a total of 8.23 lakh entries. Out of which 28 were government and aided schools and 11 were private schools.

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39 Schools Awarded with Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar for 2021-22 – Key Points

The awarded schools include two Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas, one Navodaya Vidyalaya, and three Kendriya Vidyalayas.
The Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar honors the school that has taken exemplary work in the field of water, sanitation, and hygiene.
It also provides a benchmark and roadmap for the schools to make further improvements.
The schools are rated on six broad parameters of water, toilets, handwashing with soap, operation, and maintenance, behavioral change, and capacity building.
Out of 39 schools 17 are elementary and 22 are secondary/higher secondary schools.
34 schools have been awarded a cash prize of ₹60,000 and ₹20,000 were awarded in the sub-categories.
The third edition of the award saw participation from 9.59 lakh schools, around 1.5 times more than the number of schools participating in SVP 2017-18.
Out of 9.59 lakh schools more than 8.23 lakh schools submitted their application for SVP 2031-22.