Swachh Sujal Shakti Samman 2023 organized by the Ministry of Jal Shakti: The President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu, graced the “Swachh Sujal Shakti Samman 2023,” which was organised by the Ministry of Jal Shakti to honour women champions of rural water and sanitation.
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More About The Swachh Sujal Shakti Samman 2023:
This event organized in the run up to the International Women’s Day, was to felicitate the exceptional and exemplary work being done at the grassroots level by women in the implementation of Swachh Bharat Mission – Grameen (SBM-G), Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain (JSA-CTR).
36 women WASH Champions were conferred with the ‘Swachh Sujal Shakti Samman 2023’ by the President of India and Union Minister of Jal Shakti.
Catch the Rain 2023:
Minister of Jal Shakti Sh. Gajendra Singh Shekhawat also launched the Jal Shakti Abhiyan – Catch the Rain 2023 and released the National Water Mission’s (NWM) SoPs on Source Sustainability at the event. Union Minister also presented President with the first copy of the ‘Swachh Sujal Shakti Ki Abhivyakti’ – a compendium of case stories from SBM (G), JJM and NWM. The theme is ‘Source Sustainability for Drinking Water’.
Significance of This Mission:
Nobel laureate Michael Kremer, in his study has reported that 1.36 lakh lives of children under five years of age can be saved every year in rural India by providing safe and adequate drinking water through tap connections and having safe sanitation practices.
