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Bengaluru and Mysuru Selected Under Centre's 'PRAGATI 50' Clean-City Initiative
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50 model clean cities, only two from Karnataka: what PRAGATI 50 means for GS-II urban governance
Bengaluru and Mysuru are among 50 cities picked for the Centre's PRAGATI 50 clean-city initiative.
Why it matters: Karnataka-specific
What you need to know
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The Centre has launched PRAGATI 50, an initiative to develop 50 selected cities in the country as model clean cities, and Bengaluru and Mysuru from Karnataka have been selected.
Urban Development Minister Dr Yathindra Siddaramaiah said the State has sought release of funds under the initiative.
स्रोत: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
महत्त्वाची तथ्ये
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- PRAGATI 50 is a Centre-led initiative to develop 50 selected cities as model clean cities.
- Bengaluru and Mysuru are the two Karnataka cities selected.
- Karnataka's Urban Development Minister Dr Yathindra Siddaramaiah said the State has sought release of funds under the initiative.
- Urban local bodies are a State subject under the 12th Schedule, added by the 74th Constitutional Amendment (1992).
- Cleanliness in cities is tracked nationally through the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) and Swachh Survekshan rankings.
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How the exam will ask it
पूर्व
- PRAGATI 50 aims to develop 50 selected Indian cities as model clean cities; Bengaluru and Mysuru from Karnataka are among them.
- The 74th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 added Part IXA and the 12th Schedule, which lists 18 functions of urban local bodies, including solid waste management and public health.
- Urban development and local government are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule, so Centre-led city schemes rely on State and municipal implementation.
मुख्य
GS-II (Governance) and GS-I (Urbanisation): Centre-driven clean-city schemes meet the reality that urban local bodies are a State subject, with weak municipal finances and capacity. The 74th Amendment provides the framework, and selection under PRAGATI 50 brings central funds, but timely fund release and tying grants to measurable outcomes are needed. The way forward is empowering municipalities financially, strengthening waste segregation and processing, and using city rankings for accountability.
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