Shanti Asiatic School awarded with ‘SWACHH VIDYALAYA PURASKAR 2021-22’ by the Ministry of Education

by Shrutee K

July 9, Ahmedabad: The Bopal 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 it’s commitment towards providing best in class infrastructure with sanitation and hygiene practices leading to good health of students, improvement in their attendance, reduction in dropout rate, and better learning outcomes.

Over 1,800 schools participated from the Ahmedabad district. Despite the strong competition, SAS received five stars by 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 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 IT-enabled assessment of WASH infrastructure, hygienic practices and COVID-19 appropriate behaviour.

The categories for the evaluation were water, handwashing with soap, operation & maintenance, behaviour change and capacity building & COVID-19 preparedness and response.

About Shanti Asiatic School:Shanti Asiatic School is the leading chain of CBSE schools in India. It is among the Top 3 CBSE Schools in Ahmedabad that provides a modern and creative education in an interactive and friendly environment. It is recognised as one of the Best CBSE Schools in Ahmedabad that maintains an optimum balance between education, sports and co-curricular activities.

In keeping with rapid changes in all spheres of life with the overwhelming advent of technologies, SAS has focused on installing new systems and creating high-quality inputs such as modern teaching methods and tools that will help students to hone basic skills like reading and mathematics and also develop an all-round content.