Asheesh Singh is the municipal commissioner of the Indore Municipal Corporation. Under the leadership of Asheesh Singh, Indore cleared 1.3 million tonnes of garbage in just six months.
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He was born on Thursday, November 29, 1984, in Kherwa village, a small city called Hardoi, near Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (age 35; as of 2019). His/her zodiac sign is Sagittarius. He has received his bachelor’s degree from CSJM Kanpur University. He has been determined to do something big for society since he was a child. To fulfill his mission of benefiting the society, he started preparing for civil services and became an IAS officer in 2010.
family, caste and wife
He was born into a Hindu family. His father is a school teacher. He attributes his success to his father, who always inspired him to become an IAS officer. He got married on May 3, 2014. His wife Katha Kartiki is also his strong support in all his endeavors.
Ashish Singh’s wife
Ashish Singh’s family
Profession
He is a 2010 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre. In 2016, he was appointed CEO of Zila Panchayat, Indore, Madhya Pradesh. He also served as Additional Municipal Commissioner of Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. In 2018, he was appointed as the Municipal Commissioner of Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC). After many visits to Indore, he found Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan to be working at a slow pace. Initially, the project was allotted to private agencies who charged Rs 475 per cubic meter. In two years they have only cleared 200,000 tons of garbage.
Asheesh Singh and his team
He decided to take up the project with his team and they managed to remove 1.3 million tonnes of waste in six months with a budget of Rs. Only 100 million rupees. When asked about this achievement, he said:
The machines are leased to us at Rs 7 lakh per machine per month. We ran the machines 14 to 15 hours a day using our own resources and removed 1.3 million tons of waste in six months. “
Ashish Singh’s Indore dumping project
Every morning from around 6.30 to 10.30, he would go around the city to check on the progress of the work. He said in an interview
Important municipal services such as cleaning and water supply start early. In order to effectively control it, you must arrive at the site in the morning. During the morning tour, I also monitor other projects like SMART City, Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) and other construction activities at the site. “
They have installed machines to separate dry and wet waste. Polythene and plastic waste are already used in road construction and further use has been completely banned. They have also launched two schemes ‘Bartan Bhandar’ and ‘Jhola Yojna’. Bartan Bhandars rents out cutlery for free to people for events or parties and stops the use of disposable cutlery. However, Jhola plans to encourage people to use khadi bags instead of plastic bags.
Bartan Bhandar Project initiated by Asheesh Singh
Jhola Project initiated by Asheesh Singh
fact
- Asheesh enjoys reading Ghazals & Shayaris and non-fiction books.
- In his spare time he enjoys playing tennis.
- Thanks to the efforts of Team Asheesh and the people of Indore, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (2019) ranking has declared Indore as the cleanest city in India for the third consecutive time.
- On October 2, 2019, he appeared in the popular game show Kaun Banega Crorepati along with Sulabh Sanitation founder Bindeshwar Pathak.
Ashish Singh(KBC)
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