New Delhi [India], September 27 (ANI): The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has launched the Swachh Shehar Jodi (SSJ) initiative, a structured mentorship and collaborative action program involving 72 mentor cities and around 200 mentee cities, the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs said in a release on Saturday.

Based on their recent performance in the Swachh Survekshan rankings, top-performing cities have been identified as mentor cities and paired with low-performing mentee cities. Implemented under the Swachh Bharat Mission - Urban (SBM-U), Union Minister Manohar Lal rolled out the SSJ initiative.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the mentor and mentee cities in a national event at Sonipat, the ministry added.

The SSJ initiative represents one of th

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