Swachh Bharat survey 2018: Negative marks for false claims under new rules

Rules and weightages for the survey were changed by the govt on Monday

A revised methodology, including a penalty clause for false claims, will be used to rank the 4,041 cities and towns in the country under the Modi government's third cleanliness survey — 'Swachh Survekshan-2018'. The government on Monday revised the methodology for the survey, which will be held in February 2018, according to agency reports.

The cities will be ranked based on 71 sanitation-related parameters, which have been assigned different weightages, according to reports. The cumulative marks will be 4,000, while the 2017 survey awarded scores out of a total of 2,000 marks.

Negative marking introduced

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