MoS Education Subhas Sarkar Launches Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar

Why in news?

• Minister of State for Education Subhas Sarkar recently launched the Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar (SVP) 2021 – 2022.

About Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar

• The SVP 2021-22 is open to all categories of schools i.e., government, government aided and private schools in both rural and urban areas.
• The schools will be assessed through an online portal and mobile app in six sub-categories- Water, Sanitation, Hand Washing with soap, Operation and Maintenance, Behaviour Change and Capacity Building and the newly added category on Covid-19 preparedness and response and the system will generate the overall score and rating automatically.
• The schools can apply till March 2022 to apply for the awards. Schools will be awarded at the district, state and national level. A total of 40 schools will be selected for awards this year under the overall category.
• The Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar was first instituted in 2016-17.