The municipal corporations and municipalities securing the top three positions in the Swachchh Sarvekshan under Swachchh Bharat Mission will be awarded Rs 75 lakh, Rs 50 lakh and Rs 25 lakh respectively. The Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat made this announcement during a two-day state level workshop on municipal solid waste management technology and Swachchh Sarvekshan 2018.
He opined that aims of sanitation programme can be achieved with awareness and involvement of general public and a change in the general attitude. Modern technology and research are required in the field of solid waste management. Major targets can be achieved through the use of technology, he said. Elaborating on the importance accorded to sanitation works by the State Government, Rawat said that the efforts of Government employees will be noted in their annual reports.
The Urban Development Minister Madan Kaushik said that the local bodies will have to stress on increasing their sources of revenue in order to use latest technology in sanitation programme. He further opined that the targets of facilitating 100 per cent open defecation free (ODF) status and door to door college of garbage will be achieved by 2018. Stating that the municipalities are influenced by the working culture of municipal corporations, he said that the corporations have a bigger responsibility towards sanitation.
The Urban Development Secretary Radhika Jha said that the District Magistrates have been directed to hold weekly review meetings on sanitation with municipal commissioners and executive officers of municipal bodies.
later during the event, experts addressed the gathering on aspects of the utilisation of innovative technology for cleanliness. Officials of the central and State Governments were also among those present on the occasion.