The Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar 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 honor 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.

Criteria of evaluation -
The performance of the schools will be evaluated under the following sub-categories:

1. Drinking Water
2. Toilets
3. Handwashing with Soap
4. Operation and Maintenance
5. Capacity Building
6. COVID-19 (Preparedness & Response)