- Union ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has conferred ‘Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar 2017-18’ awards in New Delhi.
- It has been awarded as part of the Swachhata Hi Seva campaign launched by PM on September 15th, 2018
- The award has been extended, for the first time this year, to private schools besides government and government aided schools.
- “Certificate of Recognition‟ will be awarded to
- 4 States (Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh) and
- 9 districts (Pondicherry, Srikakulam, Chandigarh, Hisar, Karaikal, Latur, Nellore, South Goa, Vadodara)
for having maximum number of schools awarded with “National Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar‟.
- The Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar was launched in 2016-17 to honour the schools that have done exemplary work in the field of water, sanitation and hygiene.