Morung Express News
Dimapur | January 24
Seventeen (17) villages from Nagaland have been chosen for the Nirmal Gram Puraskar instituted by the Union Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation. The NGP Award 2011 will be awarded on January 26, 2013. The NGP comprises of citation (signed by Her Excellency, the then President of India), memento and cash award. Incentive amounts to village councils are offered based on a population criterion.
The recipients include Tsuma, Khehoi, Nerhema Model, Khuzama, Tsonsa, Unger, Chuchuyimpang, Khensa, Inbung, Punglwa, Tekhouba, Thetsumi, Old Phek, New Pangsha, Tsungiki, Khukiye and Lizu New.
Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) is a comprehensive programme to ensure sanitation facilities in rural areas with the broader goal to eradicate the practice of open defecation. To add vigour to the TSC, in October 2003, Government of India initiated an incentive scheme named the ‘Nirmal Gram Puraskar’(NGP).
Government of India initiated an Incentive Scheme named Nirmal Gram Puraskar (NGP)/Clean Village Award. NGP is given to those “open defecation free” Nirmal Gram Panchayats, Blocks, and Districts which have become fully sanitized. The incentive provision is for Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) as well as individuals and organizations that are the driving force for full sanitation coverage. A “Nirmal Gram” is an “Open Defecation Free” village where all houses, Schools and Anganwadis having sanitary toilets and awareness amongst community on the importance of maintaining personal and community hygiene and clean environment.
Nirmal Gram Puraskar toll 2011 was given by Ministry of Drinking Water and sanitation (MoDWS), Government of India at all levels of PRIs that is Gram Panchayat, Block Panchayat and district Panchayat. It has now been decided that with the transition of NBA, selection of Gram Panchayats to award Nirmal Gram Puraskar from the year 2012 shall be taken up by the
State, while selection of the Blocks and District Panchayats shall continue to be with the Centre.
