{"id":30332,"date":"2026-09-29T15:03:42","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T15:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=30332"},"modified":"2026-09-29T15:03:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T15:03:42","slug":"how-home-ministrys-pragati-50-initiative-aims-to-establish-cleaning-benchmark-for-indian-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=30332","title":{"rendered":"How home ministry&#8217;s PRAGATI-50 initiative aims to establish cleaning benchmark for Indian cities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134569346,imgsize-86012,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/union-minister-manohar-lal-launches-pragati-50-initiative-to-develop-50-model-cities-for-swachhata.jpg\" alt=\"How home ministry's PRAGATI-50 initiative aims to establish cleaning benchmark for Indian cities\" title=\"Union Minister Manohar Lal launches PRAGATI-50 initiative to develop 50 model cities for &quot;swachhata&quot;.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Union Minister Manohar Lal launches PRAGATI-50 initiative to develop 50 model cities for &quot;swachhata&quot;.\">Union Minister Manohar Lal launches PRAGATI-50 initiative to develop 50 model cities for &#8220;swachhata&#8221;.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The home ministry has selected 50 model cities across 24 states under the PRAGATI-50 initiative, intended to set a higher benchmark for cleanliness in the country.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"1\"\/>The cities will pursue targeted, KPI-based action and will be subject to intensive, technology-enabled monitoring within the framework of Swachh Bharat Mission\u2013Urban 2.0.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>According to union minister Manohar Lal, these cities will emerge as clean role model cities for the rest of the country, by going beyond their routine sanitation work.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>\u201cWe have ensured the inclusion of major cities, cities of cultural importance, high tourism destinations and economic centres\u201d, Manohar Lal said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>\u201cThe initiative aims to drive visible improvements in urban cleanliness, solid waste management, used water management, sanitation, and citizen participation through a structured framework of monitoring and review within a defined timeframe\u201d, he added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>The minister informed that the progress of the initiative will be continuously reviewed through outcome based assessments and tech enabled monitoring.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>\u201cI will personally chair review meetings every other month to track the advancement of these cities&#8221;, he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>Minister of state for housing and urban affairs Tokhan Sahu observed that, over the past decade, Swachhata has grown from a people&#8217;s movement into a way of life.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Speaking about the new model cities initiative, he said it would help cities reach the goal of garbage free cities within a stipulated timeframe and become role models for other urban centres. Sahu urged states and urban local bodies to draw up micro-level action plans and implement them swiftly and effectively.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/real-estate\/news\/how-home-ministrys-pragati-50-initiative-aims-to-establish-cleaning-benchmark-for-indian-cities\/articleshow\/134569338.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Union Minister Manohar Lal launches PRAGATI-50 initiative to develop 50 model cities for &#8220;swachhata&#8221;. 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