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Swachh Survekshan 2024–25
July 21 , 2025
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- The Swachh Survekshan Awards 2024-25 were presented by President Droupadi Murmu.
- It was organised by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) in the national capital of Delhi.
- The president has described the theme “Waste is Best” as central to promoting circularity in urban development.
- This year, the awards were presented across four categories, including the Super Swachh League Cities and the top three cleanest cities in five different population categories.
- This year’s Swachh Survekshan also has introduced a simplified and inclusive assessment framework, enabling smaller cities to compete on equal footing with larger counterparts under the principle of “One City, One Award.”
- Super Swachh League is also a newly introduced category under the Swachh Survekshan framework of the Swachh Bharat Mission Urban (SBM-U).
- The Super Swachh League includes only those cities that have very consistently demonstrated top performance in past Swachh Survekshan editions.
- Indore has once again retained its title as India’s cleanest city for the eighth consecutive year.
- Surat secured the second position, while Navi Mumbai ranked third.
- Vijayawada followed closely, securing the fourth position.
- Ahmedabad, Bhopal, and Lucknow were declared the new generation of top clean cities.
- Prayagraj was honoured as the Best Ganga Town.
- Visakhapatnam, Jabalpur, and Gorakhpur received recognition as the Best Safai Mitra Surakshit Shehars for prioritising the safety, dignity, and the welfare of the sanitation workers.
- A special award was conferred upon the Government of Uttar Pradesh, the Prayagraj Mela Adhikari, and the Municipal Corporation of Prayagraj for very successfully managing urban waste during the Mahakumbh.
- In the category of cities with a population between 3 and 10 lakhs, Noida emerged as the cleanest city, followed by Chandigarh and Mysore.
- Ahmedabad received first position in the category of cities with a population of over 10 lakhs.
- Mysuru has performed well in the clean city rankings, within the population range of 3 lakh to 10 lakh, and made it to the ‘Super Swachh League’ (SSL).
- Other cities within the population range of 3 lakh to 10 lakh (as per the 2011 census) that are included under the SSL cities are Chandigarh, Noida, Ujjain, Gandhinagar, and Guntur.
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