Thanks to innovative steps taken by the government, Chhattisgarh is beginning to be counted as a state with cleaner urban spaces in the last one and a half year.
Development of basic facilities is providing convenience to the citizens. The Chief Minister Slum Health Scheme has been launched to make healthcare facilities available while ward office scheme helps to ensure immediate redressal of public grievances.
In the health survey of states organized by the Centre in 2017, Chhattisgarh could not make it to the top 10 list. In 2018, Chhattisgarh secured third rank. In 2019 and 2020, after inclusion of Narua, Garua, Ghurua Au Bari, Chhattisgarh has continued to secure the top rank in the country in terms of cleanliness.
Paatan Nagar Panchayat has been declared to be the cleanest city in its category.
Under Cleanliness Excellence Award category for regional organizations and urban organizations constituted under National Urban Livelihood Mission, the Centre has awarded the first prize to Ujala Regional Organized of Raigarh Municipal Corporation, Swachh Ambikapur Mission Cooperatives Society Ltd of Ambikapur, and the second price has been awarded to Swachh Saraipali Mahila Kshetriy Sangathan of Saraipali Municipal Council.
Ten thousand women (Swachchhta Didi) of Self-Help Groups were included under ‘Mission Clean City’. The government has decided to hike the honorarium of these women to Rs 6,000. Rs 15 crore earned from the sale of dry waste is distributed among the self-help groups.