MOHUA announces results of Star rating of garbage free cities
Shri
Hardeep S, Puri, Minister of State (I/C) for Housing and Urban Affairs, hs
informed that for the assessment year 2019-2020, a total of six cities have
been certified as 5-Star (Ambikapur, Rajkot, Surat, Mysuru, Indore and Navi
Mumbai), 65 cities as 3-Star and 70 cities as 1-Star. While announcing
the results of the Star Rating of Garbage Free Cities, here today, Shri Puri
also launched the revised protocol for the Star Rating of Garbage Free Cities
at the event. The Star Rating Protocol was launched by the Ministry in January
2018 to institutionalize a mechanism for cities to achieve Garbage Free status,
and to motivate cities to achieve higher degrees of cleanliness. Shri Durga
Shanker Mishra, Secretary, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs and senior officials
of the Ministry were also present.
Addressing the media, the Minister said, “The importance of sanitation and
effective solid waste management has been brought to the forefront now due to
the COVID crisis. In fact, it would not be an exaggeration to say that the
present situation could have been much worse had it not been for the critical
part that SBM-U has played in the last five years to ensure a high degree of
cleanliness and sanitation in urban areas. Five years ago, we introduced Swachh
Survekshan (SS), the annual cleanliness survey for urban India that has proven
immensely successful when it comes to improving urban cleanliness through a
spirit of healthy competition. However, since it is a ranking system, several
of our cities, despite doing exceptionally well, were not being recognized
appropriately. The Ministry, therefore, devised the Star Rating Protocol for
Garbage Free Cities - a comprehensive framework similar to our examination
systems where each ward in every city must achieve a certain standard across 24
different components of solid waste management (SWM) and is graded based on
overall marks received”. He further added, “Our aim is to institutionalize as
well as bring consistency and transparency when it comes to SWM. This
certification is not only an acknowledgement of the clean status of Urban Local
Bodies and strengthened SWM systems but also a mark of trust and reliability
akin to universally known standards. Moreover, the performance of cities under
the Star Rating Protocol is crucial as it carries significant weightage when it
comes to their final assessment in Swachh Survekshan.”
The protocol has been devised in a holistic manner including components such as
cleanliness of drains & water bodies, plastic waste management, managing
construction & demolition waste, etc. which are critical drivers for
achieving garbage free cities. While the key thrust of this protocol is on SWM,
it also takes care of ensuring certain minimum standards of sanitation through
a set of prerequisites defined in the framework.
Also present at the conference was Shri Durga Shanker Mishra, Secretary, MoHUA
who added, “To ensure that the Protocol has a SMART framework, we developed a
three-stage assessment process. In the first stage, ULBs populate their
progress data on the portal along with supporting documents within a particular
timeframe. The second stage involves a desktop assessment by a third-party
agency selected and appointed by MoHUA. Claims of cities that clear the desktop
assessment are then verified through independent field level observations. In
the recent phase of Star Rating Assessment, 1435 cities applied. During
the assessments, 1.19 crore citizen feedbacks and over 10 lakh
geo-tagged pictures were collected and 5175 solid waste processing
plants were visited by 1210 field assessors. While 698 cities
cleared the desktop assessment, 141 cities have been certified with Star
Rating during field assessment. The low number of certifications signifies
the rigorous and robust certification mechanism of the protocol”.
Launching the revised protocol for the Star Rating Framework, Shri Mishra
elaborated, “Our endeavor is to constantly revisit and strengthen the framework
basis the feedback received from cities. The new protocol will consider
ward-wise geo-mapping, monitoring of SWM value chain through ICT interventions
like Swachh Nagar App and zone-wise rating in cities with population of 50
lakh+”.
Additionally, in the light of the COVID crisis, MoHUA has issued detailed
guidelines to all States and cities on special cleaning of public places and
collection and disposal of bio-medical waste from quarantined households.
MoHUA, in the first week of April, also revised its hugely popular citizen
grievance redressal platform, Swacchata App in order to enable citizens to
get their COVID-related issues also redressed by their respective ULBs.
Touching upon the aspect of safety and well-being of sanitation workers, the
Minister added, “MoHUA has also issued an advisory in this regard which touches
upon the aspect of provision of PPEs, health-check-ups and payment of
regular wages to sanitation workers. I am happy to see that the services of
sanitation workers are being duly recognized by authorities and citizens alike.
Cities have also undertaken several other innovations to tackle COVID - some
cities have been making use of drones for the sanitization of public
areas while others have been making extensive use of fire tenders for
the same. Cities like Ghaziabad have done commendable work in provision of
food and shelter to needy. Technology has been leveraged
to provide all essential services to citizens and monitor the
status of Quarantined Homes.”
He added, “My Ministry is aware of the adverse impact in terms of financial
stress during lockdown. A Special Micro-Credit facility for the Street
Vendors to facilitate easy access is being launched to support nearly
50 lakh vendors. Similarly, to mitigate the hardships of urban migrants
be it workers in manufacturing industries etc, Affordable Rental Housing
Complexes (AHRCs) is being launched.”
Elaborating on the way forward for the Mission, the Minister said, “Our vision
is to ensure holistic and sustainable sanitation across urban India through
effective faecal sludge management through safe containment, transportation,
disposal and processing along with 100% wastewater treatment in cities before
discharging into water bodies, and their maximum possible reuse. We also intend
to achieve 100% scientific and resource efficient SWM based on 3R and circular
economy. While we will continue our work on the fundamentals of SWM, i.e.
effective collection, segregation and processing, our focus will also
include bioremediation of all dumpsites, single use plastic free India and
efficient construction and demolition waste management. We are confident that
in the next phase of SBM – U, we will be able to make all our cities ODF+ and
at least 3-Star Garbage free certified and our cities and towns will continue
to set new benchmarks in Swachhata thus paving the way for a “Swachh”,
“Swasth”, “Shashakt” and “Sampann” AtmaNirbhar New India.
Since its launch in 2014, Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U) has made
significant progress in the area of both sanitation and solid waste
management. Today, 4324 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) have been declared ODF
(4204 certified ODF), 1306 cities certified ODF+ and 489 cities certified ODF++. Moreover, 66
lakhs individual household toilets and over 6 lakhs community/ public toilets
have been constructed/ or are under construction. In the area of solid waste
management, 96% of wards have 100% door-to door collection while 65% of the
total waste generated is being processed.
Annexure
1- Star Rating of Garbage Free Cities
5
Star Cities
|
ULB Name
|
State
|
Final Rating
|
|
Ambikapur
|
Chhattisgarh
|
5 Star
|
|
Rajkot
|
Gujarat
|
5 Star
|
|
Surat
|
Gujarat
|
5 Star
|
|
Mysore
|
Karnataka
|
5 Star
|
|
Indore
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
5 Star
|
|
Navi Mumbai
|
Maharashtra
|
5 Star
|
3 Star Cities
|
ULB Name
|
State
|
Final Rating
|
|
|
Tirupati
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Vijayawada
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Chandigarh
|
Chandigarh
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Bhilai Nagar
|
Chhattisgarh
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Jashpur Nagar (M)
|
Chhattisgarh
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Narharpur (NP)
|
Chhattisgarh
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Patan (NP)
|
Chhattisgarh
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Raigarh
|
Chhattisgarh
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Rajnandgaon
|
Chhattisgarh
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Bilaspur
|
Chhattisgarh
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Saragaon (NP)
|
Chhattisgarh
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Barsur (NP)
|
Chhattisgarh
|
3 Star
|
|
|
New Delhi (NDMC)
|
Delhi
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Ahmedabad
|
Gujarat
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Bagasra
|
Gujarat
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Gandhinagar
|
Gujarat
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Jamnagar
|
Gujarat
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Talala
|
Gujarat
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Karnal
|
Haryana
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Jamshedpur
|
Jharkhand
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Bhopal
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Burhanpur
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Chhindwara
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Kanthaphod
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Katni
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Khargone
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Omkareshwar
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
3 Star
|
|
|
ULB Name
|
State
|
Final Rating
|
|
|
Pithampur
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Singrauli
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Ujjain
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Ambarnath
|
Maharashtra
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Bhiwandi Nizampur
|
Maharashtra
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Brahmapuri
|
Maharashtra
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Chandrapur_M
|
Maharashtra
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Deolali Pravara
|
Maharashtra
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Dhule
|
Maharashtra
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Gadhinglaj
|
Maharashtra
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Indapur
|
Maharashtra
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Jalgaon
|
Maharashtra
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Jalna
|
Maharashtra
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Jejuri
|
Maharashtra
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Junnar
|
Maharashtra
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Kagal
|
Maharashtra
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Karhad
|
Maharashtra
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Khed
|
Maharashtra
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Lonavala
|
Maharashtra
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Mahabaleshwar
|
Maharashtra
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Malkapur_S
|
Maharashtra
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Matheran
|
Maharashtra
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Mauda CT
|
Maharashtra
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Mira-Bhayandar
|
Maharashtra
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Murgud
|
Maharashtra
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Narkhed
|
Maharashtra
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Panchgani
|
Maharashtra
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Panhala
|
Maharashtra
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Rajapur
|
Maharashtra
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Ratnagiri
|
Maharashtra
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Sasvad
|
Maharashtra
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Shirdi
|
Maharashtra
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Tasgaon
|
Maharashtra
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Thane
|
Maharashtra
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Vadgaon
|
Maharashtra
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Vengurla
|
Maharashtra
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Vita
|
Maharashtra
|
3 Star
|
|
|
Nawanshahr
|
Punjab
|
3 Star
|
|
1 Star Cities
|
ULB Name
|
State
|
Final Rating
|
|
Chirala
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
1 Star
|
|
GVMC Visakhapatnam
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
1 Star
|
|
Palamaneru
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
1 Star
|
|
Sattenapalli
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
1 Star
|
|
Baramkela (NP)
|
Chhattisgarh
|
1 Star
|
|
Berla (NP)
|
Chhattisgarh
|
1 Star
|
|
Chikhalakasa (NP)
|
Chhattisgarh
|
1 Star
|
|
Katghora (NP)
|
Chhattisgarh
|
1 Star
|
|
Pakhanjur (NP)
|
Chhattisgarh
|
1 Star
|
|
Delhi Cantt.
|
Delhi
|
1 Star
|
|
Bhavnagar
|
Gujarat
|
1 Star
|
|
Tarsadi
|
Gujarat
|
1 Star
|
|
Vadodara
|
Gujarat
|
1 Star
|
|
Visavadar
|
Gujarat
|
1 Star
|
|
Vyara
|
Gujarat
|
1 Star
|
|
Rohtak
|
Haryana
|
1 Star
|
|
Badnawar
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
1 Star
|
|
Gwalior
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
1 Star
|
|
Hathod
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
1 Star
|
|
Khandwa
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
1 Star
|
|
Maheshwar
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
1 Star
|
|
Sardarpur
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
1 Star
|
|
Shahganj
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
1 Star
|
|
Ahmedanagar
|
Maharashtra
|
1 Star
|
|
Akola
|
Maharashtra
|
1 Star
|
|
Anjangaon Surji
|
Maharashtra
|
1 Star
|
|
Ashta_MH
|
Maharashtra
|
1 Star
|
|
Ballarpur
|
Maharashtra
|
1 Star
|
|
Barshi
|
Maharashtra
|
1 Star
|
|
Bhagur
|
Maharashtra
|
1 Star
|
|
Daund
|
Maharashtra
|
1 Star
|
|
Georai
|
Maharashtra
|
1 Star
|
|
Jamner
|
Maharashtra
|
1 Star
|
|
Jawhar
|
Maharashtra
|
1 Star
|
|
Kalyan Dombivali
|
Maharashtra
|
1 Star
|
|
Khanapur_M
|
Maharashtra
|
1 Star
|
|
Khapa
|
Maharashtra
|
1 Star
|
|
Khopoli
|
Maharashtra
|
1 Star
|
|
ULB Name
|
State
|
Final Rating
|
|
Kulgaon-Badlapur
|
Maharashtra
|
1 Star
|
|
Kurundvad
|
Maharashtra
|
1 Star
|
|
Mahad
|
Maharashtra
|
1 Star
|
|
Mahadula
|
Maharashtra
|
1 Star
|
|
Malkapur_K
|
Maharashtra
|
1 Star
|
|
Mangalvedhe
|
Maharashtra
|
1 Star
|
|
Murbad
|
Maharashtra
|
1 Star
|
|
Nagbhid
|
Maharashtra
|
1 Star
|
|
Nashik
|
Maharashtra
|
1 Star
|
|
Paithan
|
Maharashtra
|
1 Star
|
|
Panvel
|
Maharashtra
|
1 Star
|
|
Pen
|
Maharashtra
|
1 Star
|
|
Phulambri
|
Maharashtra
|
1 Star
|
|
Rajura
|
Maharashtra
|
1 Star
|
|
Ramtek
|
Maharashtra
|
1 Star
|
|
Raver
|
Maharashtra
|
1 Star
|
|
Sailu
|
Maharashtra
|
1 Star
|
|
Sangamner
|
Maharashtra
|
1 Star
|
|
Shahada
|
Maharashtra
|
1 Star
|
|
Shendurjanaghat
|
Maharashtra
|
1 Star
|
|
Shirpur- Warwade
|
Maharashtra
|
1 Star
|
|
Uran Islampur
|
Maharashtra
|
1 Star
|
|
Vaijapur
|
Maharashtra
|
1 Star
|
|
Varangaon
|
Maharashtra
|
1 Star
|
|
Vasai Virar
|
Maharashtra
|
1 Star
|
|
Waduj
|
Maharashtra
|
1 Star
|
|
Aligarh
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
1 Star
|
|
Gajraula (NPP)
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
1 Star
|
|
Ghaziabad
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
1 Star
|
|
Jhansi
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
1 Star
|
|
Lucknow
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
1 Star
|
|
Noida
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
1 Star
|
Courtesy: pib.gov.in
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