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Swachh Survekshan Survey
Establishment Year | 2016 |
About | An annual cleanliness ranking for urban areas since |
Released by (Ministry): | Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. |
Coverage: | Originally 73 cities in 2016, now has increased along with 4,416 urban local bodies, 61 cantonments and 88 Ganga towns. |
Criteria: | Door-to-door collection of waste Segregation at source cleanliness of public areas Clean water bodies |
Swachh Survekshan Survey 2023:
- Cities >1 Lakh Population: Joint Winners: Indore and Surat
- Indore: Cleanest city for 7 consecutive years
- Surat: First-time top award winner (First instance of a tie for the top prize in the award’s 8-year history)
- Top State: Maharashtra
- Runner-up: Madhya Pradesh
- Cities <1 Lakh Population:: Sasvad, Maharashtra
- Special Category Awards:
- Best Safety for Sanitation Workers: Chandigarh (Safaimitra Surakshit Shehar Award)
- Cleanest Ganga Town: Varanasi
- Cleanest Cantonment: Mhow Cantonment
- Bottom Five States: Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Rajasthan, Nagaland, Tripura
Why in News:
- The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs recently released the Swachh Survekshan Survey 2023.
