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Awards

Nirmal Gram Puraskar

Nirmal Gram Puraskar is an honor awarded by the Government of India to Panchayati Raj institutions (Gram Panchayat, Block Panchayat, District Panchayat) that achieve total sanitation in rural areas.

  • Objective: To make villages 100% Open Defecation Free (ODF).

  • Inception: Introduced in 2003 by the Union Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation.

  • Criteria:

    • Construction of household toilets.

    • Sanitation facilities in schools and Anganwadis.

    • Solid and liquid waste management.

In 2008, Cheriyamundam Gram Panchayat won the Nirmal Gram Puraskar.