Sant Hirdaram Girls College, Bhopal has been conferred with Green Champion Award by Mahatma Gandhi National Council of Rural Education (MGNCRE), Department of Higher Education, Union Ministry of Education, for its contribution to Swachhta Education and Practices.
Principal Dalima Parwani received the award on behalf of Institution from Avinash Lavania (IAS), Collector, Bhopal in an event organised by the Union Education Ministry. The event coordinators were Rajan Bhateja and Khyati Dhurve from the council. The award is based on various parameters including hygiene, cleanliness, usage of green and renewable energy, waste management, green campus drive, toilet adequacy in the campus, tree planting and community outreach in promoting Swachh Culture besides observing post COVID- 19 precautions and maintaining other social distancing norms.
The awards, given to only one institution per district, were announced on the occasion of Earth Day. About 1,000 higher educational institutions participated in the Mahatma Gandhi National Council of Rural Education, ‘One District One Green Champion’ awards under Swachhta Action Plan 2020-2021 which is a Swachha Bharat initiative of the Prime Minister. The college has carved out a niche as the Green Champion of the Bhopal district.