NEW DELHI: The urban affairs ministry will soon launch star rating of cities on a scale of zero to seven (0-7) in its bid to push cities to achieve "garbage free" status. Daily sweeping including night sweeping will also be a parameter for rating of cities. "Like the Swachh Survekshan ranking, competition will be the driving force in the star rating of cities to get the 'garbage free' tag. The cities will get five and seven star rating only after third party agencies certify them. To get the the seven star rating cities will need to achieve quantifiable reduction in waste generation on per capita basis.

Source: Times of India November 29, 2017 22:30 UTC