Operational Guidelines for Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) 2.0, 2021
Issued in 2021 by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), the Operational Guidelines for Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) 2.0 provide a framework for Indian cities to achieve sustainable urban sanitation and cleanliness. The guidelines focus on maintaining Open Defecation Free (ODF) status, promoting scientific municipal solid waste management, and strengthening citizen participation. They emphasise behaviour change, inclusive planning, and technology-enabled monitoring to build resilient and sustainable urban sanitation systems.
What you’ll find in these guidelines
- Targets for all statutory towns to achieve and sustain ODF status through scientific waste management
- Promotion of source segregation, door-to-door waste collection, and landfill remediation for environmental sustainability
- Provisions for quarterly assessment of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) with citizen feedback mechanisms
- Encouragement of technology use and flexible waste treatment models suited to local contexts
- Emphasis on inclusion of vulnerable groups, integration of informal sector workers, and sanitation awareness campaigns
