Swachh Survekshan 2020 – Burning Issues

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Q) With reference to ‘Quality Council of India (QCI)’, consider the following statements:

QCI was set up jointly by the Government of India and the Indian Industry.
Chairman of QCI is appointed by the Prime Minister on the recommendations of the industry to the Government.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

About Swachh Survekshan

Swachh Survekshan was launched by PM Modi in 2016. Mysuru was chosen as the cleanest city in India in that edition of the survey.
Swachh Survekshan is meant to monitor the performance of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, which was launched on October 2, 2014, the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
The extensive sanitation survey is commissioned by the Ministry of Urban Development and carried out annually by Quality Council of India.
The survey was introduced by the government with the objective of generating large-scale participation in Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.
It was also aimed at inculcating a spirit of healthy competition among cities towards becoming India’s cleanest cities.

Indore in Madhya Pradesh was named as India’s cleanest city for the 4^th consecutive year.
While Gujarat’s Surat bagged the second spot, Maharashtra’s Navi Mumbai ranked third.

While Bihar’s capital Patna was named the dirtiest city in the survey.
East Delhi and Chennai came in second- and third-from bottom, respectively.

The ‘best performing states’ category was divided into two parts:-
States with more than 100 urban local bodies (ULBs) & Those with less than 100 ULBs.
Chhattisgarh was ranked first in the former category, While Jharkhand topped the latter.
In the ‘cleanest Ganga town’ category — that was introduced last year — Varanasi was ranked first.

The overall survey carries 6,000 marks equally divided into- Citizen feedback,
Direct observation,Certification for garbage and open defecation free (ODF), Service level progress (1,300 marks) and The score of Swachh Survekshan league 2020 (200 marks).

The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation conducts “Swachh Survekshan Grameen” through an independent survey agency to develop ranking of all districts of India.

Q) With reference to ‘Quality Council of India (QCI)’, consider the following statements:

QCI was set up jointly by the Government of India and the Indian Industry.
Chairman of QCI is appointed by the Prime Minister on the recommendations of the industry to the Government.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Quality Council of India (QCI) was set up in 1997.
The Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, is the nodal ministry for QCI.