Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Over 1.62 Lakh Uttar Pradesh Schools Complete Green Rating
Uttar Pradesh is checking how schools work to stay clean and green.
By October 5, more than 162,000 schools had finished the rating process.
The state has 266,408 schools in total, and 60.83% had completed it.
Kanpur Dehat had the highest completion rate, at 83.17%.
Muzaffarnagar and Bhadohi followed.
The rating looks at schools’ participation in activities and standards for cleanliness and the environment.
Education officials said the effort can help schools become cleaner and greener.
By October 5, 1,62,054 of Uttar Pradesh’s 2,66,408 schools had completed the Swachh Evam Harit Vidyalaya Rating for 2026-27.
The rating process had begun in 1,86,196 schools, and 1,79,793 schools had registered.
The state's completion rate was 60.83%.
Kanpur Dehat led the districts with 83.17% completion; Muzaffarnagar was second at 82.24% and Bhadohi third at 77.62%.
Officials said the rating records schools’ participation in activities and standards supporting cleanliness, green surroundings and environmental awareness.
- Who
- Schools across Uttar Pradesh, with Kanpur Dehat recording the highest district completion rate.
- What
- Participation and completion figures for the Swachh Evam Harit Vidyalaya Rating 2026-27.
- When
- As of October 5; the article is dated October 5.
- Where
- Uttar Pradesh, India.
- Why
- The rating records school participation in activities and standards promoting cleanliness, green surroundings and environmental awareness.
Officials’ stated benefits
Reported participation figures
Purpose and progress of the rating
Officials’ stated benefits
Basic Education Minister Sandeep Singh described clean and green schools as a foundation for a healthy, aware generation; Director General Monika Rani said broad participation could accelerate positive change.
Reported participation figures
The article reports that 60.83% of the state's schools had completed the process by October 5, while the rest had not yet completed it.
- Rating cycle
- Swachh Evam Harit Vidyalaya Rating 2026-27
- Total schools in Uttar Pradesh
- 2,66,408
- Schools where process began
- 1,86,196
- Schools registered
- 1,79,793
- Schools completing the process
- 1,62,054
- State completion rate
- 60.83%
- Top district
- Kanpur Dehat, 83.17% completion (2,392 of 2,876 schools)
- Next highest districts
- Muzaffarnagar: 82.24%; Bhadohi: 77.62%