WINS Awards 2023

About WINS Awards 2023:

• The WINS Awards 2023 aims to recognize celebrate and disseminate inspiring and exemplary initiatives in urban sanitation and waste management by women-led organizations and individual women.
• Applications for the Awards are open to Self-Help Groups (SHGs), Micro-enterprises,  Non-Government Organisations, Startups and Individual Women Leaders/Swachhata champions.
• Applications will be considered under the thematic areas of Management of Community/Public Toilets  Septic Tanks, Cleaning Services Treatment Facilities (Used Water/Septage),  Municipal Water collection and /or Transportation, Operation of Material Recovery Facilities and Others.
• Process: The Application Form will be made available to all States.
• States & Cities will publicize details of WINS Awards 2023 via their website, portals, and social media.
• Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) will evaluate entries & nominate up to 5 applicants to the State via the Swachhatam portal.
• ULBs can organize public felicitation of their nominees as city winners.
• ULB-wise nominations will be evaluated at the State level. Up to 3 entries in each category will be nominated by the State to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA).
• A state can organize public felicitation of nominees as State winners.
• State nominations will be evaluated at the national level on their innovativeness, impact, uniqueness, sustainability & replicability.
• At the national level, the MoHUA team will set up a Jury to evaluate the applications and select winners in each category.
• The Jury shall comprise stakeholders from cities and States, independent experts, brand ambassadors, influencers and industry representatives. Winning entries will be featured in a compendium.

 

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Q1) What is Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM)?

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, or Clean India Mission is a country-wide campaign initiated by the Government of India in 2014 to eliminate open defecation and improve solid waste management.

Source: First Edition of Women Icons Leading Swacchata (WINS) Awards 2023 Launched By MoHUA