The IIHMR University, Jaipur, has been ranked first amongst the cleanest higher educational institutions in India in the non-residential universities category in the Swachh Campus Rankings 2019 of Higher Education Institutions organized by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Govt. of India.
Mr. R. Subrahmanyam, Secretary, Dept. of Higher Education, MHRD, presented the award to Dr Pankaj Gupta, President, IIHMR University. On the occasion, Dr Pankaj Gupta, President, IIHMR University said: "We are elated and proud to receive the award for being the cleanest university in India by the Ministry of HRD. As a health management university, it is our duty to continuously educate our students as well as society to keep the surroundings clean and be environment-friendly. Recently, we had also declared our campus plastic-free."
The 3rd Swachhata Ranking Award process was undertaken by the MHRD as a part of the Swachh Bharat Mission of Govt. of India to promote environmental hygiene in the Higher Education System. On the basis of the reports of UGC and AICTE, 48 Universities and Institutions were recommended for awards in various categories. IIHMR University emerged as No. 1 university in the non-residential category.
