Swachh Shehar Jodi Initiative

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Recently, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has launched the Swachh Shehar Jodi (SSJ) initiative.

About Swachh Shehar Jodi Initiative

• It is a structured mentorship and collaborative action program involving 72 mentor cities and around 200 mentee cities.
• Based on the recent performance in the Swachh Survekshan rankings, top-performing cities have been identified as mentor cities and paired with low-performing mentee cities. It is implemented under the Swachh Bharat Mission – Urban (SBM-U).
• It is aimed to foster knowledge and experience sharing, peer learning and transforming best practices in sanitation and waste management across urban India.

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Objectives of Swachh Shehar Jodi Initiative

• The objective is to support comparatively low performing cities in improving their swachhata performance by drawing on the experience of mentor cities to:
• Replicate tested best practices in sanitation and waste management

Implementation of Swachh Shehar Jodi Initiative

• It is envisioned that the mentor cities will be those cities that adhere to the following criteria:
  • Top performing cities that have featured across Rank 1, 2 or 3 in Swachh Survekshan (SS) 2022, 2023, and 2024 ( i.e. – cities that are part of the Super Swachh League)
  • Top three cities that are featured across population categories in Swachha Sarvesksha 2024.
  • Promising clean cities that emerge across States/UTs as part of SS 2024.
• The mentee city may be selected on the baisis of the following criteria:
  • Featured in the bottom of the State cumulative ranking of the latest SS rankings
  • Geographical proximity of the jodi cities to each other
• Funding: Both mentor and mentee cities may utilize the Capacity Building (CB) Funds allocated to each State/UT as part of SBM-U 2.0. State/UT Governments are encouraged to top up this fund, if required.
• Cities can also leverage funds from other sources / partner organizations.

Source: PIB