New Delhi, October 4: Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave awards to the top-ranked state, district and state with maximum citizen participation based on the National Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2018 commissioned by Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation. The awards by Prime Minister were given at the concluding session of Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention at Rashtrapati Bhawan Cultural Centre. Swachh Sarvekshan Gramin 2018: Satara District of Maharashtra Bags Top Spot of Being Cleanest Among Rural Areas.

Haryana was ranked as the best state while Satara district of Maharashtra was ranked as the best district as per the ranking was undertaken by Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2018. Uttar Pradesh was rewarded for maximum citizens’ participation.

Top 3 states (Zonal & UT Level)

Zones/UT State Rank-1 State Rank-2 State Rank-3
Northern Haryana Rajasthan Himachal Pradesh
Southern Andhra Pradesh Telangana Karnataka
Eastern Chhattisgarh  West Bengal Jharkhand
Western Gujarat Maharashtra Madhya Pradesh
North-East Sikkim Mizoram Meghalaya
Union Territories D & N Haveli Daman & Diu Chandigarh

Satara has been ranked at the top place in India on the basis of quantitative and qualitative sanitation parameters in rural areas. It has been declared the cleanest district in the country. The Centre had conducted a survey of 6,980 villages in 698 districts of the country. 100 marks in the quantitative and qualitative analysis were done.

Top 3 Districts (Zonal & UT levels)

Zones/UT District Rank-1 District Rank-2 District Rank-3
Northern Rewari, Haryana Gurgaon, Haryana Karnal, Haryana
Southern Peddapalli, Telangana Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu Warangal, Telangana
Eastern Surajpur, Chhattisgarh Surguja, Chhattisgarh Hazaribagh, Jharkhand
Western Satara, Maharashtra Patan, Gujarat Nashik, Maharashtra
North-East Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh Aizawl, Mizoram East Sikkim, Sikkim
Union Territories D & N Haveli Daman Diu

In Maharashtra, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in April had declared rural areas of the state open defecation-free (ODF) and claimed the state had constructed the highest number of toilets in the country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had called the open defecation free (ODF) a movement of respect for motherhood and women.

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