Union Minister i Manohar Lal Launches PRAGATI-50 initiative to Develop 50 Model Cities

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has identified 50 model cities under the PRAGATI-50 initiative for demonstrating a higher benchmark of ‘Swachhata’ through targeted, KPI-based action and by leveraging intensive and technology-enabled monitoring within the framework of Swachh Bharat Mission–Urban 2.0.

Speaking at the launch, Union Minister Manohar Lal emphasized: “These 50 cities across 24 states will emerge as clean role‑model cities for the rest of the country, by going beyond their routine sanitation work to demonstrate sustained, high-performance parameters of visible cleanliness.

In his remarks, Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs,Tokhan Sahu, said that over the past decade, Swachhata has evolved from a people’s movement into a way of life.

The Secretary, Department of Urban Development (DoUD), MoHUA, Satendra Singh said that the efforts will be made towards ensuring better citizen experience and holistic service delivery. (UPDATED ON 29TH SEPT 2026)