Survey of Clean Cities - Swachh Survekshan

Swachh Survekshan, launched as part of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, is an annual survey of cleanliness, hygiene and sanitation in cities and towns across India. The first survey was in 2016 covering 73 cities; the latest survey of 2020 covered over 4000 cities - said to be the largest cleanliness survey in the world. This is done, inter-alia, by the Quality Council of India and also takes people’s feedback – about 2 crore (20 million) citizens’ feedback in the latest ranking.

In the ranking of 2020, Indore - M.P. was rated the cleanest city (fourth time in a row); Surat - Gujarat as the second cleanest city, followed by Navi Mumbai - Maharashtra, Ambikapur – Chhattisgarh, Mysore – Karnataka. And the dirtiest is Patna – Bihar. The survey is under various criteria of size of the city etc.

It was a participative approach and the combined efforts of the Indore’s people, public representatives and government officials that have got them this title – and ensured that they kept it. The steps that Indore took are now being followed by many cities in India - I recall reading that there were visits from other countries too, to study their model.

https://www.cnbctv18.com/changing-india/how-indore-continues-to-be-indias-cleanest-city-4-years-in-a-row-6796341.htm

Incidentally my very own Noida falls in the category of cities with population between 1 to 10 lakhs. Ranked at no. 324 in 2018, 150 in 2019, it is now 25th all India and 1st in Uttar Pradesh. And Gaya, Bihar, is the dirtiest.

http://www.swachhsurvekshan2020.org/Rankings

If interested, the above is the link for looking up the rank/score of any city.

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