21) Garbage free star rating for the cities

Question 1

Who releases these ratings ?

Answer 1

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs – since 2018

Question 2

Aim ?

Answer 2

To institutionalise a mechanism for cities to achieve Garbage free status and to motivate cities to achieve higher degrees of cleanliness

Question 3

Cities ranking ?

Answer 3

1) Ambikapur (Chhatisgarh) – it also has India’s 1st Plastic/garbage cafe
2) Rajkot (Gujarat)
3) Surat (Gujarat)
4) Mysore (Karnataka)
5) Indore (MP)
6) Navi Mumbai (Maharashtra)

All these cities have got 5 star ratings

Question 4

Components ?

Answer 4

1) Cleanliness of drains and water bodies
2) Plastic waste management
3) Managing construction and demolition waste