Deadline: 25-Dec-23
The Government of India has launched the Clean Toilets Challenge to improve the operations and maintenance of public and community toilets across India.
Over the past nine years, Swachh Bharat Mission has transformed the sanitation landscape of the country. With Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) 2.0, the focus now is on sustaining the sanitation outcomes achieved and accelerating the momentum generated.
Launched on 17th November 2023 by the Hon’ble Union Minister, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, the ‘Clean Toilets Campaign’ is a five-week long cleanliness and maintenance campaign.The Campaign has begun on World Toilet Day (19th November) until Good Governance Day on 25th December 2023. In addition to cleanliness and maintenance drives in all toilets, the Campaign also has a Challenge element.
The ‘Clean Toilets Challenge’ aims to recognize exceptional public toilets that exemplify cleanliness, accessibility, innovation in design, as well as functionality. Through this Challenge, the Mission will identify exceptionally well maintained public and community toilets as per the parameters of ‘FACES’ (Functional, Accessible, Clean, Eco-Friendly, Safe).
The best model toilets selected by MoHUA through the ‘Clean Toilets Challenge’ will be awarded the ‘Swachh Bharat Saarvajanik Shauchalaya’ seal of quality that will recognize their sanitation facilities as benchmarks for others to replicate and cross learn from.
Eligibility Criteria
- Urban Local Bodies/Cities
- Parastatal Bodies
- Other Central Ministries & Depts.
- Private Operators, NGOs, SHGs, citizen groups
For more information, visit Government of India.