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The current study used a hybrid research style that combines desk-based and field-based techniques to validate the conclusions and provide a comprehensive review of how the Swachh Bharat Mission has influenced waste pickers' earning potential and quality of life. The study concentrated on urban areas, specifically Alwal, Venkatapurum, and Macha Bollarum, which are all part of Hyderabad's Alwal municipality. A sample size of 120 waste pickers was selected from the current study to evaluate the goals. The Clean Indian Mission gave waste pickers a way to improve their earning potential and, as a result, their socioeconomic standing. According to the study, waste collection, sorting, and transportation is a challenging task that necessitates competence and patience Furthermore, because they view waste as gold, waste pickers take pride in their line of work. Despite the fact that the Swachh Bharat Mission is not intended to provide employment for garbage pickers. The Swachh Bharat Abhiyan's primary goals are to make Indian cities clean and to attain the zero-waste target. According to the report, the Clean Indian Mission offered waste pickers with an opportunity to boost their earning potential and, as a result, their socioeconomic position. The Mission provided the opportunity for waste pickers to learn the skill to drive auto tippers. One of the things the Clean Indian Mission introduced was a competitive atmosphere, which drove every municipality to improve and offer new techniques to solid waste management, and thus be in constant rivalry to do better than the other municipality.