Delhi, MP, Karnataka, Tamil Naidu, AP and Goa lead awareness campaign about Swachh Bharat in urban areas

Over 3.50 lakh students in 15 States and UTs participate in first round of quiz contest

UD Ministry releases Rs.160 cr to States/UTs for awareness generation

            Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Goa are in the forefront of generating awareness about Swachh Bharat Mission in urban areas. Of the 15 States and Union Territories that have undertaken awareness campaign in urban areas at the behest of the Union Ministry of Urban Development, these six States have emerged as lead performers.

            Under the awareness generation campaign launched, 1,129 urban local bodies from 15 States and UTs have organized Quiz Contests to sensitize students about the Swachh Bharat Mission in urban areas and also the need for cleanliness, during the last week. A total of 3,53,788 students from 14,141 schools and colleges have participated in the competition.

            Karnataka led the campaign with the participation of 96,524 students in the competition followed by Delhi(47,000), Tamil Nadu (45,650), Madhya Pradesh (45,302), Goa (35,000) and Andhra Pradesh (30,871).

            A total Prize Money of Rs.54.95 lakhs has been distributed for the winners of the Quiz Competition. The next round of competition will be held in the first week of August, 2015.

            Awareness generation in urban areas is a priority area under the implementation of Swachh Bharat Mission in urban areas with a total cost of Rs.66,009 cr, out of which Rs.1,800 cr has been earmarked for IEC (Information, Education and Communication) activities. The Ministry of Urban Development has so far released Rs.160 cr to States and UTs.

            Details of participation in the first round of competition are as below:

S.No	State	Total no. of ULBs participated	Total no of schools and colleges participated	Total no of students participated
1	Madhya Pradesh	378	6018	45302
2	Tamil Nadu	237	776	45650
3	Karnataka	200	3094	96,524
4	Andhra Pradesh	100	1608	30871
5	Maharashtra	55	453	7083
6	Gujarat	47	130	15341
7	Jharkhand	22	248	17747
8	Goa	14	170	35000
9	Haryana	13	40	2476
10	Manipur	4	75	580
11	Punjab	3	45	5000
12	Delhi	3	1155	47,000
13	Jammu & Kashmir	1	6	4,000
	Chandigarh	1	22	1200
	Mizoram	1	7	14

Courtesy: pib.nic.in