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MoHUA Launches PRAGATI-50 to Create 50 Model Clean Cities

It centralizes ministerial oversight with KPI monitoring to make urban waste, sanitation, circularity outcomes measurable.

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Lucknow, Agra, Ayodhya, Mathura-Vrindavan, Prayagraj and Varanasi have been selected under the Centre’s Pragati-50 initiative, which aims to develop 50 cities across the country as models of cleanliness, modern civic infrastructure and sustainable urban development. (File Photo)
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Overview

  • The ministry launched PRAGATI-50 on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, selecting 50 cities across 24 states to pilot higher, measurable standards of urban cleanliness under Swachh Bharat Mission–Urban 2.0.
  • Union Minister Manohar Lal said he will chair bi-monthly reviews and the ministry has assigned officers to specific cities to provide regular supervision and handholding through a PRAGATI-style digital review on the Swachhatam Portal.
  • MoHUA issued operational rules at the launch, including a Standard Operating Procedure for secondary collection centres for construction and demolition waste and source-segregation guidelines aligned to the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026.
  • The launch opened the Swachh Bharat Test Bed & Innovation Centre in Durgapur, added a third cohort of 13 startups to a 75-startup engagement programme, and linked tech pilots to city-level implementation.
  • Citizen-facing measures include a dedicated WhatsApp channel tied to the Swachhata App, a Swachhata Behaviour Change Digital Kosh, and a Reduce‑Reuse‑Recycle centre at Sankalp Bhawan, with the next step being state and ULB micro-level action plans and the start of regular ministerial reviews.