The Central Government has selected three government schools of Haryana for national level awards for Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar (SVP) 2017-18. Hisar is among the nine top performing districts in the country with highest number of schools qualified for the SVP 2017-18.
The Union Minister of Human Resource Development Prakash Javadekar would confer the awards to these schools at New Delhi on September 18, said Haryana Education Minister Ram Bilas Sharma on Tuesday.
He said that the SVP was instituted in 2016-17 to recognize, inspire and celebrate excellence in water, sanitation and hygiene practices in government elementary and secondary schools.
The SVP awards are given at the district, state and national levels.
The SVP 2017-18 has been extended to government aided schools and private schools. From the state level award winning schools, 727 schools across the country were in the zone of consideration for the national level awards for SVP 2017-18, of which 52 have been selected.
The schools of Haryana which have been selected included Aarohi Model Senior Secondary School (AMSSS), Bhiwani Rohilla, Hisar, AMSSS, Ramgarh Pandwa, Kaithal and Government Primary School, Kirmara, Hisar, Sharma added.
He further said that these schools would be given an award of Rs 50,000 per school as additional school grant to be utilised as per the school grant guidelines for improving sanitation and hygiene, alongwith a Certificate of Recognition.
He added that the nine top performing districts with highest number of schools qualified for SVP 2017-18, one of which is Hisar district would also be awarded with a certificate of recognition.