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BMC Renames Swachh Mumbai Abhiyan as Brihanmumbai Swachhta Seva Yojana
The city government of Mumbai, called the BMC, takes care of keeping the city clean.
It runs a program that picks up trash from people's homes.
The program used to be called 'Swachh Mumbai Abhiyan'.
Now the BMC has given it a new name: 'Brihanmumbai Swachhta Seva Yojana'.
The people who collect trash and clean streets get paid money every month.
The BMC wants to raise their pay from Rs 6,000 to Rs 11,000 per month.
The program also charges each household a small fee for trash pickup.
That fee may double from Rs 20 to Rs 40 every month.
Many teams, 980 in total, will help collect garbage and clean drains.
The new plan was approved at a meeting at the BMC headquarters in Mumbai on Tuesday evening.
The BMC approved renaming 'Swachh Mumbai Abhiyan' as 'Brihanmumbai Swachhta Seva Yojana' at a group leaders' meeting.
The original scheme was launched in 2012 during the undivided Shiv Sena-BJP alliance in Mumbai.
The monthly honorarium for sanitation workers is proposed to increase from Rs 6,000 to Rs 11,000.
The Rs 20 monthly user fee per household for garbage collection is likely to be doubled.
Under the revamped scheme, 980 agencies will undertake door-to-door garbage collection and drain cleaning.
- Who
- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and its group leaders.
- What
- Renamed 'Swachh Mumbai Abhiyan' as 'Brihanmumbai Swachhta Seva Yojana' and proposed higher sanitation worker honorarium and revised garbage collection fees.
- Where
- BMC headquarters in Mumbai.
- When
- Approved on Tuesday evening, as reported on August 11, 2026.
- Why
- The revamped scheme proposes revised sanitation worker payments and garbage collection user fees.
Key facts
- Old scheme name
- Swachh Mumbai Abhiyan
- New scheme name
- Brihanmumbai Swachhta Seva Yojana
- Original scheme launch year
- 2012
- Sanitation worker honorarium (proposed)
- Rs 6,000 to Rs 11,000 per month
- Monthly user fee per household
- Rs 20, likely to be doubled
- Agencies involved
- 980
- Approval body
- Group leaders' meeting at BMC headquarters
Quotes
BMC Official
A spokesperson for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
“The monthly honorarium for sanitation workers is proposed to increase from Rs 6,000 to Rs 11,000, while the Rs 20 monthly user fee per household for garbage collection is likely to be doubled, an official said.”
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