PrerakDauurSamman

• 13 Jul 2020

• ‘PrerakDauurSamman’ is a new category of award announced by the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA), as part of SwachhSurvekshan 2021.
• The PrerakDauurSamman has five additional sub-categories namely, Divya (Platinum), Anupam (Gold), Ujjwal (Silver), Udit (Bronze) and Aarohi (Aspiring).
• In SwachhSurvekshan 2020, cities were evaluated on the criteria of ‘population category’ but for 2021, they will be categorised on the basis of six select indicator wise performance criteria:
  
  
  • Segregation of waste into Wet, Dry and Hazard categories.
  • Processing capacity against wet waste generated.
  • Processing and recycling of wet and dry waste.
  • Construction and Demolition waste processing.
  • Percentage of waste going to landfills.
  • Sanitation status of cities.