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title: "Which Union Ministry launched the “Star Rating Protocol of Garbage Free Cities- Toolkit 2022”?"  
description: "Which Union Ministry launched the “Star Rating Protocol of Garbage Free Cities- Toolkit 2022”?"  
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published: 2022-02-21  
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# Which Union Ministry launched the “Star Rating Protocol of Garbage Free Cities- Toolkit 2022”?

Which [Union](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/1510/union-example-in-sql-server) [Ministry launched](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/31959/which-ministry-launched-mission-sampark) the “[Star Rating](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/86198/tata-harrier-safari-earns-a-5-star-rating-in-the-latest-global-ncap-test) [Protocol](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/22805/what-do-you-mean-by-protocol) of Garbage [Free](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/85717/the-best-free-reading-apps-for-book-lovers) [Cities](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/252/air-pollution-choking-many-cities)- [Toolkit](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/296655/effective-strategies-for-salesforce-migration-and-force-com-migration-toolkit) 2022”?

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## Answers

### Answer by Stuti Gupta

> **The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs unveiled the '[Star](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/83740/buying-guide-of-samsung-198-l-5-star-digital-inverter-single-door-refrigerator) [Rating](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/82761/steps-on-how-to-improve-your-app-store-rating) Protocol for Garbage-Free Cities- Toolkit 2022.'**

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The **MoHUA created the Star Rating Protocol in 2018** to institutionalize a process for cities to obtain **Garbage Free designation and to encourage cities to reach better levels of sustainable sanitation**. Nearly half of all ULBs (Urban Local Bodies) (2,238 towns) engaged in the recently completed **Garbage Free Cities certification [program](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95958/which-institution-is-implementing-the-prime-minister-s-employment-generation-program-pmegp)**, with a total of 299 cities being certified. 9 cities have received 5-star ratings, 143 have received 3-star ratings, and 147 have received 1-star ratings. \
![Which Union Ministry launched the “Star Rating Protocol of Garbage Free Cities- Toolkit 2022”?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/b1eaf25a-a5b5-47b2-a6d1-81bf98f01b7b/images/79bfb911-6622-45fd-ab9e-e63e8b5ee119.jpeg)\
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**Also Read: [NMCG-TERI’s Center of Excellence (CoE) on water reuse is set to come up in which place?](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95962/nmcg-teri-s-center-of-excellence-coe-on-water-reuse-is-set-to-come-up-in-which-place)** **\** **Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0** was started in October 2021 to develop **'Garbage Free Cities' (GFC),** putting India on a new growth curve toward an ecology of holistic sanitation [**services**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95806/which-nation-flagged-off-direct-shipping-services-to-europe). It is one of the efforts aimed at making the **Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U)** a success. The Star Rating is backed up by **self-assessment and self-verification** to get a certain star rating. It also ensures the participation of citizen groups to create a fair system of self-declaration.


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