Question

Which award is given to the Indian Government to cities and villages for Cleanliness?
A. Swach Puruskar
B. Swachtta Puruskar
C. Clean region Award
D. Nirmal Puraskar

Answer 1

Hint: The Nirmal Bharat Mission was a precursor to the Swachh Bharat mission and worked as Gram panchayat as a functional unit.

Complete answer:
Nirmal Bharat was started in 1999 and was envisioned as a ' ‘community-led’, ‘people-centered’ and ‘demand-driven’ scheme to achieve open defecation free India. It sought the active participation of the public along with the government to ensure cleanliness and a safe environment for everyone. The focus on the construction of sanitation facilities was not only on a house level scale but provisions of community latrines were also there where the need was. Additionally, the program focused on water availability and water quality. The Nirmal Award was initiated in 2005 to honor the achievement of Gram panchayats which had acquired full sanitation in their respective areas and where the villages have become environmentally clean and open defecation free
So, the correct answer is Option D.

Note: The Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan was tweaked and is now called Swachh Bharat Abhiyan which aimed to make India Open Defecation Free(ODF) by 2nd October 2019. Phase II of the mission is in play with an objective to make India completely open defecation free and ensure that these measures are sustained. The solid and liquid waste management facilities should be accessible to all which are community managed. Indore has won the award for cleanest city in India four times in a row and is the current winner as well.