4.5/5
Swachh Survekshan Awards 2025–26
Swachh Survekshan Awards 2025–26
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Implementing Ministry: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA).
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Implementing framework: Swachh Bharat Mission–Urban (SBM-U).
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Edition: 10th edition of Swachh Survekshan.
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Theme: Swachhata Ki Nayi Pehel – Badhayein Haath, Karein Safai Saath.
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Coverage: The assessment has expanded from 73 Urban Local Bodies in 2016 to more than 4,751 cities in the latest edition.
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Assessment: Urban Local Bodies are evaluated across 43 indicators covering 10 key assessment areas.
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Field evaluation: More than 3,000 trained assessors conducted on-ground assessments, supported by GPS-enabled monitoring.
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Newly Introduced Categories (First-Time Honours): Swachh River Front Town, Swachh Coastal Town, Clean Himalayan City
Assessment Criteria of Swachh Survekshan 2025–26
10 Key Assessment Areas
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No.
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Assessment Area
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Key Parameters
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1
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Segregation, Collection & Transportation of Waste
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Source Segregation and Door-to-Door Collection
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2
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Solid Waste Management
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Waste Processing and Scientific Disposal
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3
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Visible Cleanliness
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Clean Public Spaces
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4
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Access to Sanitation
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Availability of Sanitation Facilities
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5
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Mechanisation of Desludging Services
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Mechanised Desludging Services
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6
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Ecosystem Strengthening & Institutional Parameters
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Institutional Capacity Building
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7
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Used Water Management
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Wastewater Management
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8
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Advocacy for Swachhata
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Awareness Campaigns
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9
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Overall Welfare of Sanitation Workers
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Supporting Sanitation Workers
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10
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Citizen Feedback & Grievance Redressal
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Citizen Participation and Feedback
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Swachh Survekshan Awards 2025–26 – Category-wise Top 3 Ranks
1. Swachh Shehar Jodi (SSJ)
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Rank
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Mentor City
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Mentee City
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1st
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Ahmedabad
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Sanand
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2nd
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Indore
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Depalpur
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3rd
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Tirupati
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Kuppa
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2. Clean Cities of Super Swachh League
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Rank
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City
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State
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1st
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Navi Mumbai
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Maharashtra
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2nd
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Surat
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Gujarat
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3rd
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Vijayawada
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Andhra Pradesh
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3. Swachh Shehar – Population Categories
Million Plus Population Category
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Rank
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City
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State
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1st
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Visakhapatnam (GVMC)
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Andhra Pradesh
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2nd
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Jabalpur
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Madhya Pradesh
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3rd
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Lucknow
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Uttar Pradesh
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3–10 Lakh Population Category
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Rank
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City
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State
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1st
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Ujjain
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Madhya Pradesh
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2nd
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Chandigarh
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Chandigarh
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3rd
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Guntur
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Andhra Pradesh
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4. Swachh River Front Town
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Rank
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City
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State
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1st
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Rewa
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Madhya Pradesh
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2nd
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Bilaspur
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Chhattisgarh
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3rd
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Varanasi
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Uttar Pradesh
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5. Swachh Coastal Town
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Rank
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City
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State
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1st
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Puri
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Odisha
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2nd
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Alappuzha
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Kerala
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3rd
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Ratnagiri
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Maharashtra
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6. Clean Himalayan City
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Rank
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City
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State/UT
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1st
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Rudrapur
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Uttarakhand
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2nd
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Jammu
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Jammu & Kashmir
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3rd
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Shopian
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Jammu & Kashmir
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Swachh Shehar Jodi Initiative
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Launch: 27 September 2025.
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Ministry: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
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Objective: To promote peer learning and improve urban waste management through partnerships between high-performing and comparatively underperforming cities.
About Swachh Bharat Mission–Urban
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Launch: 2 October 2014.
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Ministry: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
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Objective: To improve urban sanitation, eliminate open defecation and ensure scientific solid waste management.
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SBM-U 2.0: Launched on 1 October 2021 for the period up to 2025–26.
Major focus areas:
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Garbage-free cities.
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Sustainable solid waste management.
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Wastewater and used-water management.
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Behavioral change and citizen participation.
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Scientific processing of municipal waste.
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