CBSE SHVR 2025-26 : The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has made it mandatory for all CBSE Affiliated schools across India to participate in the Swachh Evam Harit Vidyalaya Rating (SHVR) 2025-26. The programme requires schools to complete the rating process by September 30, 2025.

As Per media reports, SHVR 2025-26 aims to promote clear, green and collective learning envrionemt within educational institutions. All schools possessing a UDISE code; including government, government-aided, private, residential, tribal, minority, and centrally administered schools such as KVS and NVS are obligated to engage in this initiative.

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What Is SHVR?

Swachh Evam Harit Vidyalaya Rating (SHVR) provides a ready opportunity to inculcate relevant fundamental duties; citizenship skills and values among the students with linkage to environmental awareness including water, sanitation and hygiene, resource conservation as visualized under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.

SHVR package:  Water, Toilets, Handwashing with Soap, Operational and Maintenance, Behavior Change and Capacity building, Mission LiFE activities.

Functions:  Effective monitoring using ICT tools, behavior change communication, new financing options and forging partnerships.

SHVR based situation analysis is instrumental to identify infrastructure and service level gaps leading to development of school level Swachhata Action Plan (SAP), as envisaged under Samagra Shiksha.Key stakeholders (Rural/ Urban Local Body, Government Agencies such as Districts and States/UTs, Civil Society Organizations)

In the Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar (SVP) 2021-22, a significant approx. 8.23 lakh schools participated from all States and Union Territories (UTs). Now SVP is upgraded to Swachh Evam Harit Vidyalaya Rating (SHVR)

SHVR is applicable to Government Schools, Government Aided Schools and Private Schools in both Urban and Rural areas.

SHVR Programme Recognition Structure:

The SHVR Programme Implements a three tier recognition system to acknowledge schools excellence in the field of sanitation and hygiene standards. this approach ensures representation across different school categories while maintaining rigorous selection criteria at each Level. 

The updated SHVR programme for 2025-26, now evaluates schools based on a 60-indicator survey across six major areas: Water, Toilets, Handwashing with Soap, Operation & Maintenance, Behaviour Change & Capacity Building, and Mission LiFE activities.

The Programme recognizes outstanding performance through Certificates of merit awarded at district, state and national levels.

Recognition Distribution Table:

Level

Rural Category-I

Rural Category-II

Urban Category-I

Urban Category-II

Total Schools

District Level

3 schools

3 schools

1 school

1 school

8 schools

State Level

7 schools

7 schools

3 schools

3 schools

20 schools

National Level

70 schools

70 schools

30 schools

30 schools

200 schools

Note: Schools must meet national-level selection criteria for state-level nomination, and all recognised schools receive certificates of merit based on their SHVR scores.

Objectives Of SHVR:

The major objectives are as follows

Encourage cleanliness Education: The One of the main objective is to maintain clean and well-maintained schools classroom by the use of efficient waste disposal systems, frequent cleaning, and appropriate sanitation. Teach student and teachers about sanitation, dental hygiene, hand washing, and other public health and personal hygiene habits.

Environmental sustainability: By Encouraging environmental sustainability to implementation green activities including recycling, rainwater collection, renewable energy and the creation of green areas.

Community involvement: Community Participation The best way to implement any project is through community participation. For long-term effects, involve parents, teachers, students and people in the neighbourhood in cleanliness drives and awareness campaigns.

Monitoring and rewards: Keep an eye on schools cleanliness and green initiatives on a regular basis, and provide incentives to encourage consistent work.

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