MoHUA launches 10th Swachh Survekshan, enabling citizens to share opinions through multiple platforms

NEW DELHI: Over the years, citizens’ voice has become a strong tool for assessment in Swachh Survekshan, which consistently reflects the strength of citizens’ perception and engagement with swachhata, especially visible cleanliness. To further amplify the initiative, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has designed its 2025–26 toolkit to give citizens’ opinions greater power and weightage.Starting this year, citizens will be able to share feedback round the year through multiple platforms, including the Vote For My City App and Portal, MyGov App, Swachhata App, and through QR codes. The citizen validation weightage has been increased considerably.Following the release of the toolkit, the field assessments are expected to begin from mid-February to March 2026. The GFC (Garbage Free Cities) and ODF (Open Defecation Free) certification assessment will also commence from mid February.Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal released the toolkit for the 10th edition of Swachh Survekshan in Bhopal on Saturday.“To reinforce quality assurance and institutionalize strong feedback and grievance redressal, Swachh Survekshan has introduced a tightly monitored, protocol-driven assessment framework. A national oversight team anchors the process, complemented— for the first time—by a dedicated single-point-of-contact in-charge for each state or union territories (UTs),” said officials.Over 3,000 trained field assessors from across the country will conduct a 45-day, on-ground survey covering all ULBs, supported by real-time, GPS-enabled monitoring. The entire process—from evidence submission to verification—is fully digital, transparent, and rigorously quality-checked.



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