Shanti Asiatic School awarded with ‘SWACHH VIDYALAYA PURASKAR 2021-22’ by the Ministry of Education
July 11, Ahmedabad: The Bhopal unit of Shanti Asiatic School (SAS), a leading chain of CBSE schools in India run by the Chiripal Group, has been awarded the “SWACHH VIDYALAYA PURASKAR 2021-22” by the Ministry of Education, Government Of India. The feat achieved by the school represents its commitment to providing best-in-class infrastructure with sanitation and hygiene practices leading to the good health for students, improvement in their attendance, reduction in the dropout rate, and better learning outcomes.
Over 1,800 schools participated from the Ahmedabad district. Despite the strong competition, SAS received five stars for excelling in each category. The award was presented by the DDO Ahmedabad & Deputy DPEO of Ahmedabad at Sardar Patel Hall Zila Panchayat.
While receiving the award, Mr. Abhay Ghosh, Director-Principal, SAS, Bopal, said, “We are extremely happy to have received “SWACHH VIDYALAYA PURASKAR” this year. Our prime focus at Shanti Asiatic School has always been the health and wellbeing of our students and one of the ways of ensuring it is by being vigilant and ensuring the best possible water, sanitation, and hygiene facilities in schools. We have excelled in integrating our infrastructure with sanitation and hygiene practices to secure a healthy school environment that protects children from illness and exclusion.”
“I am thankful to my entire team who have been putting in their efforts and energy to maintain the hygiene of the premises and I am very positive about continuing the work we do for the kids and the parents associated with us,” he added.
The Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar (SVP) has been instituted by the Ministry of Education, Government of India, to recognize, inspire and celebrate excellence in sanitation and hygiene practice in schools. The purpose of the SVP is to honour schools that have undertaken significant steps towards fulfilling the mandate of the Swachh Vidyalaya Campaign. SVP is based on an IT-enabled assessment of WASH infrastructure, hygienic practices, and COVID-19 appropriate behavior.
The categories for the evaluation were water, handwashing with soap, operation & maintenance, behavior change, and capacity building & COVID-19 preparedness and response.