Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) convened a two-day National Review of Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 19–20 May 2026
97% of wards now covered under door-to-door waste collection
Waste processing improved substantially from 16% in 2014 to 81% in 2026
65% of the 26 crore metric tons of waste across 2,482 dumpsites already remediated
Nearly 9,000 acres of valuable urban land reclaimed through legacy waste remediation
States directed to update progress daily on the Swachhatam Portal
New Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules came into force from 1st April 2026
Mandatory 4-stream source segregation (wet, dry, sanitary and domestic hazardous)
Conference included Deputy Chief Ministers of Telangana (Shri M. Bhatti Vikramarka), Maharashtra (Shri Eknath Shinde), and Chhattisgarh (Shri Arun Sao)
Urban Development Ministers from 12 States participated: Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, West Bengal, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir
Representatives from 14 Central Ministries participated: MOEFCC, DDWS, MoRTH, MoPR, MeiTY, MoRD, MoP
11 focused sessions conducted across various aspects of SBM
Meeting was part of cascaded review mechanism prior to PRAGATI - Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation review
