Swachh Survekshan 2022: why Capital continues to score poorly

• Despite spending a huge amount on sanitation services, Delhi’s three erstwhile municipal corporations (North, South and East) continue to rank poor in the Swachh Survekshan 2022 .
• Indore has retained the top spot in the rankings for the sixth consecutive year.

Reasons for poor performance

• Improper segregation of waste (poor enforcement of solid waste management rules)
• Minimal public awareness.

Parameters of the Survey

• Service-level progress (SLP) based on the data provided by urban local bodies;
• Certification based on waste management, sanitation — garbage-free city (GFC) and open defecation-free categories (ODF)
• Citizens feedback and engagement (citizens’ voice category).

Why Indore has been scoring well since 6 consecutive years

• Indore segregates waste into 6 categories instead of two. This includes:
• Wet
• Dry
• Plastic
• Domestic hazardous
• Sanitary waste
• Electronic waste
• Political will displayed by Mayors and councillors who placed sanitation as a priority.

Prelims Track

• Swacch Bharat Survekshan