Chhattisgarh had been given a miss in the Centre’s list of 15 States and Union Territories that have undertaken awareness campaign in urban areas on ‘Swachch Bharat Abhiyan’ at the behest of the Union Ministry of Urban Development.
The Centre’s list made available has Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Goa in the forefront of generating awareness about Swachch Bharat Mission in urban areas.
Of the 15 States and Union Territories that have undertaken awareness campaign in urban areas at the behest of the Union Ministry of Urban Development, and six aforesaid States have emerged as lead performers, officials informed.
Under the awareness generation campaign launched, 1,129 urban local bodies from 15 States and UTs have organized Quiz Contests to sensitize students about the Swachh Bharat Mission in urban areas and also the need for cleanliness, during the last week.
A total of 3,53,788 students from 14,141 schools and colleges have participated in the competition. Karnataka led the campaign with the participation of 96,524 students in the competition followed by Delhi(47,000), Tamil Nadu (45,650), Madhya Pradesh (45,302), Goa (35,000) and Andhra Pradesh (30,871).
A total Prize Money of Rs54.95 lakhs has been distributed for the winners of the Quiz Competition. The next round of competition will be held in the first week of August, 2015.
Awareness generation in urban areas is a priority area under the implementation of Swachh Bharat Mission in urban areas with a total cost of Rs66,009 crore out of which Rs1,800 crore has been earmarked for IEC (Information, Education and Communication) activities. The Ministry of Urban Development has so far released Rs160 crore to States and UTs.
The 15 states in the Centre’s list are-MP, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Goa, Haryana, Manipur, Punjab, Delhi, J & K, Chandigarh and Mizoram.