Question : NIRMAL GRAM PURASKAR

(a) whether any criteria has been fixed for declaring a village as `Nirmal Gram`if so, the details thereof;

(b) the number of Panchayats/villages to which Nirmal Gram Puraskar has been awarded during each of the last three years and the current year in the country including Jharkhand and Rajasthan, Statewise; and

(c) the details of the funds released for the purpose during the said period, Statewise?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

(a) As per the Nirmal Gram Puraskar (NGP) Guidelines, Gram Panchayats are eligible to apply for the NGP if they fulfill the following conditions:-

# The Gram Panchayat has adopted a resolution to ban open defecation within its entire area inclusive of all habitations and villages.

# All habitations within the Gram Panchayat jurisdiction, have access to water for drinking and sanitation purposes.

# The Gram Panchayat has achieved the objectives for all the components as approved in the District Project under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) and have entered the achievements in the IMIS of the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (MoDWS).

Upon receipt of the application, the Gram Panchayats are also examined for achievements under the following activities :

 # Coverage of Individual Household Latrine (IHHL) # Coverage of School Sanitation # Coverage of Anganwadi Sanitation # Access to adequate water as per National Rural Drinking Water Program (NRDWP) Guidelines # Activities under Information, Education and Communication. # Activities under Solid Waste Management # Activities under Liquid Waste Management