Swachhata Hi Sewa (SHS) 2022 campaign was organised from 15th September, 2022 to 2nd October, 2022. The salient features of the campaign were: focus on cleaning of legacy waste, maximize participation of citizens in the sanitation activities, and accelerate the momentum of Swachh Bharat Mission-Grameen Phase-II.
All the States/ UTs were requested to organise State-wide SHS campaign on visual cleanliness of villages with focus to clean up the garbage/waste dumped around in the villages. All the States/UTs participated in the campaign.
During the campaign, as reported by the States/UTs through online Integrated Management Information System (IMIS), 9,81,64,124 people participated in shramdaan on sanitation activities undertaken by the States/UTs. 1,59,438 Gram Panchayats passed resolution for banning of Single Use Plastic (SUP). 1,68,425 Sarpanches participated in Sarpanch Samvads on Open Defecation Free (ODF) Plus components. 14,80,689 legacy waste sites were cleaned.
SHS was organised as a part of the Information, Education and Communication (IEC) component under Swachh Bharat Mission-Grameen, for which upto 3% of the total funding for programmatic components can be utilised by the States/UTs. Hence, no separate funds were sanctioned/released to the States/UTs for SHS.
This Information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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