SWACHH VAYU SARVEKSHAN AWARD 2024 (Syllabus: GS Paper 2 – Gov. Policies)

Context: The Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change presented the Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan Award 2024 on the occasion of the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies.

Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan Award 2024

• About: It is an initiative by MoEF&CC to rank cities on the basis of implementation of activities approved under city action plan and air quality in 130 NCAP cities.
• Host: Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board.
• Objectives: To create awareness among all sections of the society

oInform citizens about the health impacts related due to exposure

oComparing air quality conditions at different locations/cities

oTo achieve the goal of NCAP “Clean air for all”.

• Swachh Vayu Diwas: 7 September
• Award Category:

oCategory-1 (population over 10 Lakhs): Surat, Jabalpur, and Agra.

oCategory-2 (population between  3 and 10 Lakhs): Firozabad, Amravati, and Jhansi

oCategory-3 (population under 3 Lakhs): Raebareli, Nalgonda, and Nalagarh.