Assam ranks worst in Swachh Survekshan Grameen (SSG) 2022

Guwahati: Assam was the worst performer along with Bihar and Jammu and Kashmir amongst all states of the country on parameters of rural sanitation, said the Swachh Survekshan Grameen (SSG) 2022 report.

On the other hand, Telangana, Haryana, and Tamil Nadu stood out as the cleanest.

The report was released by President Droupadi Muru.

In the survey report, states and districts have been ranked on the basis of their performance attained on the involvement of the rural community in improving sanitation status.

All qualitative and quantitative criteria were examined in the survey.

Assam’s Golaghat district was at the bottom of all 709 districts surveyed. The two other worst performers were from Bihar – Banka (708 rank) and Katihar (707).

Bhiwani district of Haryana ranked the cleanest while the second and third best performers’ awards were bagged by the Jagtial and Nizamabad districts of Telangana.

The Jal Shakti ministry performs the survey of rural areas, while the housing and urban affairs ministry ranks the cleanliness of urban areas.