Swachh Shehar Jodi: Govt rolls out massive urban waste management mentorship initiative

“The SSJ initiative represents one of the largest time-bound and structured mentorship frameworks in the urban waste management sector, aiming to foster knowledge and experience sharing, peer learning and transforming best practices in sanitation and waste management across urban India,” the release said.

Swachh Shehar Jodi Initiative

Last month, MoHUA released guidelines for the SSJ initiative. In a statement, the ministry stated: “The mentee cities will get direct exposure to well performing cities to replicate their best practices. The Ministry has launched a 100-day program, to showcase the impact of city-to-city mentorship in driving urban transformation. During this period, each mentor–mentee pair will collaboratively develop action plans with clearly defined milestones – focusing on experience sharing and knowledge transfer.”

Nearly 300 cities sign MoUs

“Nearly 300 MoUs were signed simultaneously across the nation in the presence of all participating cities and their political executive heads, thus marking the beginning of a 100-day phase of creating a dynamic platform for knowledge-sharing, mentoring, and handholding, which will be evaluated in Swachh Survekshan 2026,” the PIB release said.