500 cities across India have declared themselves as ‘Safai Mitra Surakshit Shehar’.
All these cities have achieved sufficiency in terms of institutional capacity, equipment norms and manpower as provided by Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs.
All the cities are now providing safe working conditions for Safai Mitras.
The “Safai Mitra Surakshit Shehar” declaration is in line with goal of promoting sustainable sanitation practices under Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban.