Key Insights from the SS-2024 toolkit for improving the SS-2024 score and performance
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The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MOHUA) launched the ‘Swachh Survekshan 2024’ toolkit on 10th July 2023 with the theme of “Reduce Reuse Recycle” for garbage-free cities. Notably, the field assessment under SS-24 shall commence from January 2024 and citizens feedback shall commence from October 2023. Therefore, it is very crucial to understand the changes in SS-2024 (as compared to SS-2023) and the focus areas of SS-2024.
OVERVIEW OF COMPONENTS
The SS total score comprises of 3 components namely Service Level Progress, Certification and Citizens voice which is reframed as Jan Andolan (under SS-24).
CHANGES UNDER SLP IN SS-24
Notably, SS 24 adopts a more holistic approach towards SLP than SS-23 by covering 6 components as compared to 3 last year.
Key Insights
- Continuous focus on Segregated collection & transportation, Sanitation, Used water management & Safaimitra suraksha and Legacy waste remediation
- Visible cleanliness given higher importance with a weightage of 17%
- 3 New indicators under the component “Visible Cleanliness”
— Cleanliness in areas of tourist with a share of 2.45%
— Sanitation & Waste management in schools with a share of 1.31%
— No Yellow spots with a weightage of 1.05% - 2 New indicators under the component “Nudge indicators”
— 1 Year operation of RRR (reduce-reuse — recycling) centers with a share of 1.40%
— Convergence of NULM with SBM convergence with a share of 2.19%
CHANGES UNDER CITIZEN VOICE / JAN ANDOLAN IN SS-24
PROCESS CHANGES IN SS-2024
To understand the complete requirements under SS-2024, please go through our detailed checklist at the link — SS (24) checklist.xlsx
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Contributed By: Aniruddha Pandav (Lead Consultant, Social Lab)
