New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): Despite repeated follow-ups, Telangana has been the most laggard State in transferring even the government of India's share to the smart city project, alleged Union Minister of Tourism, Culture and DoNER G Kishan Reddy.

New Delhi Sep 27 PTI Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday launched the Swachh Survekshan 2022 the seventh edition of the annual cleanliness survey under which district rankings have been introduced for the first time In a statement the ministry said that this years survey will create a level playing field for smaller cities by introducing two population categories -- under 15000 and between 15000-25000 The scope of the survey has been expanded to now cover 100 per cent wards for sampling as compared to 40 per cent in previous years according to the HUA Ministry Speaking at the event Puri said that the Swachh Bharat Mission is an important and transformative programme of the country which has achieved success due to involvement of all stakeholders at the grassroot level Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the catalyst for converting the vision of Mahatma Gandhi into reality by leading from the front and converting it into a peoples movement The road to success was not easy but today we have not only achieved ODF but also succeeded in solid waste management the statement quoted him as saying He said that crores of Indian citizens are associated with the movement and it is gaining from strength to strength adding that SBM 20 and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation AMRUT 20 will be launched by the prime minister on October 1 The ministry said that in order to seamlessly carry out this ambitious exercise Swachh Survekshan 2022 will see more than twice the number of assessors deployed last year for on-field assessment In keeping with the PMs vision of a digital India the upcoming edition of Survekshan shall usher in improved technological interventions such as digital tracking of documents geo-tagging of sanitation and waste management of facilities for better efficiency and QR code-based citizens feedback for increased people outreach Through these multi-faceted initiatives the SS 2022 framework will propel the mission towards a circular economy approach through optimum resource recovery it stated The last edition of the survey SS 2021 had been conducted in record time despite the on-ground challenges posed by the pandemic and received feedback from over 5 crore citizens it added Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Kaushal Kishore said that the Swachh Bharat Mission got peoples support and created awareness among them The cleanliness brought about by the mission helped the country face the pandemic successfully he said PTI BUN AAR AAR