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Central Level Initiative
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

Swachh Survekshan Framework – A Shot in
the Arm for Urban Governance

Objective of Swachh Survekshan
It’s a competitive framework among cities to encourage effective waste management practices,
enhance public awareness, and drive sustainable urban development initiatives to achieve a cleaner
India. This survey creates awareness amongst all sections of society about the importance of working
together towards making cities better places to reside in.

Swachh Survekshan evaluation is an extensive digital process covers three rounds of rigorous
assessment. Each city uploads monthly data in National portal “Swachhatam” which forms the
assessment base. It is supplemented by 4 mobile apps data MyToilet, Field Assessment, GIS Mapping
& Vote For City.
The evaluation enormity is validated from the engagement of 3000+ assessors covered 4354 cities,
90000 wards, 25000 residential areas, 16500 plants, 23000 toilets & 20000 waste generators and field
verification against 22 lakhs images and 400 GB documents. This exercise has brought visible
difference in cleanliness in cities.
It is a managerial tool along with evaluation exercise, a competitive framework that nudges cities and
citizen’s actions towards desirable sanitation outcomes. Only evaluation exercise that has directly

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