Central Government launches Swachh Nagar app:

• The Central Government launched a mobile application through which people will be able to get their household waste picked up by urban municipal bodies.
• The people have to pay to civic bodies to avail the service through Swachh Nagar app. They can track the waste-collection vehicle on the app.
• The main aim is to ensure the accountability of municipal corporations. According to the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry. Launching Swachh Survekshan 2020.
• The theme is Cleanliness is Our Right, the minister Hardeep Singh Puri survey`s major focus has always been on citizen engagement through feedback or indicators involving their participation.
• The citizen-centric focus enhanced substantially .There are 24 states and more than 3,800 cities have been certified Open Defecation-Free (ODF).
• The government has set a target of making the country ODF by October 2, The Swachh Nagar app, the ministry`s Secretary Durga Shanker Mishra people will be able to use the app to have solid waste, construction and demolition waste and wet waste picked up by the local civic body after making a payment.

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