New Delhi: The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has launched the Swachh Shehar Jodi (SSJ) initiative, a structured mentorship and collaborative action program involving 72 mentor cities and around 200 mentee cities. Based on their recent performance in the Swachh Survekshan rankings, top-performing cities have been identified as mentor cities and paired with low-performing mentee cities.
Implemented under the Swachh Bharat Mission – Urban (SBM-U), Union Minster, Shri Manohar Lal rolled out the SSJ initiative in the presence of MoS, MoHUA, Shri Tokhan Sahu, Haryana CM, Nayab Singh Saini, UD ministers from various States, Mayors, Commissioners, Secretary MoHUA, Shri S. Katikithala. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the mentor and mentee cities in a nationa