Swachh Survekshan 2023

Swachh Survekshan 2023 was launched by the Union Government. It is the eighth consecutive edition of Swachh Survekshan,under the Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 2.0.

• The theme of SS 2023: ‘Waste to Wealth’, is aligned to SBMU 2.0’s commitment of promoting circularity in waste management, which is one of key objectives under the Mission.

Key Features: The survey would give priority to the principle of 3Rs – Reduce, Recycle and Reuse.

• It is curated towards achieving circularity in waste management.
• In SS 2023, additional weightage has been given to source segregation of waste, enhancement of waste processing capacity of cities to match the waste generation and reduction of waste going to the dumpsites.
• Indicators have been introduced with additional weightage on emphasising the need for phased reduction of plastic, plastic waste processing, encouraging waste to wonder parks and zero waste events.