Swachh Survekshan 2023

Context

Recently, the Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has launched the eighth edition of Swachh Survekshan (SS) – SS 2023 under Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 2.0, in a virtual event.

Key-Points 

• Swachh Survekshan 2023 reiterates the commitment towards moving towards a circular economy in waste management while tapping the immense scope of recovering value from waste.
• Theme: Swachh Survekshan 2023 theme is ‘Waste to Wealth’ as its driving philosophy.
• Significance: Swachh Survekshan 2023 is curated towards achieving circularity in waste management.
  • The Swachh Survekshan 2023 survey would give priority to the principle of 3Rs – Reduce, Recycle and Reuse.
• Evaluation Process: In SS 2023, the evaluation will be conducted in 4 phases, instead of 3 phases in earlier editions and citizen validation and field assessment of processing facilities is being introduced in phase 3 also, in addition to phase 4.
  • This is because, it was observed that whenever the SS survey starts, there is an enhanced level of activities undertaken by the cities and are visibly cleaner during the months the survey is conducted.

Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0

• SBM-U 2.0 was announced in Budget 2021-22, as the continuation of SBM-U first phase.
  • SBM-U first phase was launched on 2nd October 2014 aiming at making urban India Open Defecation Free (ODF) and achieving 100% scientific management of municipal solid waste. 
  • It lasted till October 2019.
• The government is trying to tap safe containment, transportation, disposal of faecal sludge, and seewage from toilets.
• It will be implemented over five years from 2021 to 2026 with an outlay of Rs.1.41 lakh crore.
• The Mission is being implemented under the overarching principles of “waste to wealth”, and “Circular Economy”.