{"id":133114,"date":"2026-11-14T16:01:14","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T10:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=133114"},"modified":"2026-11-14T16:01:14","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T10:31:14","slug":"top-clean-cities-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/top-clean-cities-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Clean Cities in India 2025-26 List, Rankings and Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Top Clean Cities in India<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are recognised through <\/span><b>Swachh Survekshan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an annual cleanliness survey conducted by the <\/span><b>Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> under the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban. The survey evaluates cities based on <\/span><b>sanitation, waste management, visible cleanliness and citizen participation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In the <\/span><b>Swachh Survekshan 2025-26<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Navi Mumbai<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> emerged as the top clean city under the Super Swachh League, followed by <\/span><b>Surat and Vijayawada<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. These rankings highlight India&#8217;s efforts towards cleaner, healthier and more sustainable urban development.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>What Are Top Clean Cities in India?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/swachh-survekshan-2025-26\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Swachh Survekshan Awards 2025-26<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, announced on <\/span><b>11 November 2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, recognised India&#8217;s cleanest cities for their achievements in sanitation, waste management and public cleanliness.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Navi Mumbai (Maharashtra)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> emerged as India&#8217;s top clean city under the <\/span><b>Super Swachh League<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, followed by <\/span><b>Surat (Gujarat)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Indore<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which had dominated the national cleanliness rankings for eight consecutive years, was recognised under the newly introduced <\/span><b>Swachh Shehar Jodi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> category.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>President Droupadi Murmu<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> presented the awards at <\/span><b>Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 10th edition of the survey covered <\/span><b>4,751 urban local bodies (ULBs)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> across India.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Which City Is Ranked the Cleanest City in India?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Swachh Survekshan 2025-26 rankings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> recognised cities across different population groups to ensure fair assessment of both large and small urban areas.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Clean Cities of Super Swachh League<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Super Swachh League recognises cities with consistently strong cleanliness performance. The table below lists the top-ranked cities along with their states.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 84.1192%; height: 217px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><b>Rank<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>City<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>State<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Navi Mumbai<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maharashtra<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Surat<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gujarat<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Vijayawada<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Andhra Pradesh<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><b>Cleanest Cities by Population Category<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swachh Survekshan ranks cities across different population categories. The table below lists the top three cleanest cities in each category.<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 89.904%; height: 248px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><b>Population Category<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>1st Rank<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>2nd Rank<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>3rd Rank<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><b>Above 10 lakh<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Greater Visakhapatnam<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jabalpur<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lucknow<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><b>3-10 lakh<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ujjain<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chandigarh<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Guntur<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><b>50,000-3 lakh<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dewas<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sagar<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><b>20,000-50,000<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vita<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aska<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Panaji<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><b>Cleanest Cities in Special Categories<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swachh Survekshan ranks cities across different population categories. The table below lists the top three cleanest cities in each category.<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 90.1345%; height: 129px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><b>Category<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>1st Rank<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>2nd Rank<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>3rd Rank<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><b>Clean Himalayan City<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rudrapur<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jammu<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shopian<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><b>Swachh River Front Town<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rewa<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bilaspur<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Varanasi<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><b>Swachh Coastal Town<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Puri<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alappuzha<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ratnagiri<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><b>Ranking Under Swachh Survekshan<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Swachh Survekshan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is an annual cleanliness survey conducted under the <\/span><b>Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, overseen by the <\/span><b>Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Objective:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> To assess urban sanitation, encourage healthy competition among cities and promote public participation in cleanliness.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Survey Coverage:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Expanded from <\/span><b>73 cities in 2016<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to <\/span><b>4,751 cities in 2025-26<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Theme 2025-26:<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Swachhata Ki Nayi Pehel &#8211; Badhayein Haath, Karein Safai Saath.&#8221;<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Assessment:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> More than <\/span><b>3,000 trained assessors<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> carried out field inspections using GPS-enabled monitoring.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Digital Evaluation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Evidence submission, verification and quality checks were conducted digitally.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Citizen Participation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Around <\/span><b>2.70 crore citizens<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> provided feedback.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Key Parameters Used for Cleanliness Rankings<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cities were evaluated using <\/span><b>43 indicators across 10 major assessment areas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, including:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Waste Management:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Waste segregation, collection, transportation and scientific processing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Visible Cleanliness:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Clean roads, streets and public spaces.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Sanitation Facilities:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Access to toilets and mechanised desludging.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Used Water Management:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Proper treatment and disposal of wastewater.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Institutional Performance:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Strengthening sanitation systems and administrative capacity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Sanitation Workers&#8217; Welfare:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Safety, well-being and working conditions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Citizen Participation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Public awareness, cleanliness campaigns, feedback and grievance redressal.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>What Is the Swachh Shehar Jodi Initiative?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/swachh-shehar-jodi-initiative\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Swachh Shehar Jodi<\/b><\/a><b> (SSJ)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> initiative is a city-to-city mentorship programme under <\/span><b>Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that helps lower-performing cities improve their cleanliness standards.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Objective:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> To connect high-performing <\/span><b>mentor cities<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with lower-performing <\/span><b>mentee cities<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for knowledge-sharing and better waste management.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Approach:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Based on the principle of <\/span><b>&#8220;Each One, Teach One&#8221;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, inspired by the Guru-Shishya tradition.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Coverage:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The initiative has paired <\/span><b>70 mentor cities with 191 mentee cities<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Assessment:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The rankings are based on the combined cleanliness performance of mentor and mentee cities.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Top 3 Swachh Shehar Jodi Winners 2025-26<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Swachh Shehar Jodi rankings are based on the combined cleanliness performance of mentor and mentee cities. The table below lists the top three winning pairs for 2025-26.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 205px; width: 91.4837%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><b>Rank<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Mentor City<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Mentee City<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Ahmedabad<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sanand<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Indore<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Depalpur<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Tirupati<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kuppam<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><b>Improvements in Mentee Cities<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The programme helped participating cities improve several sanitation indicators between 2024-25 and 2025-26.<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 372px; width: 92.8809%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 49.3349%;\">\n<p><b>Cleanliness Indicator<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25.7557%;\">\n<p><b>2024-25<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 23.5792%;\">\n<p><b>2025-26<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 49.3349%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visible Cleanliness<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25.7557%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">48%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 23.5792%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">70%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 49.3349%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Door-to-Door Waste Collection<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25.7557%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">52%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 23.5792%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">74%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 49.3349%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Waste Segregation at Source<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25.7557%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">16%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 23.5792%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 49.3349%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Access to Sanitation<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25.7557%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 23.5792%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">38%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 49.3349%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Used Water Management<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25.7557%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">32%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 23.5792%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">53%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 49.3349%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cleanliness Awareness<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25.7557%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">48%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 23.5792%;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">66%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><b>What Are the Major Highlights of Swachh Survekshan 2025-26?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The latest survey highlighted significant improvements in urban sanitation, waste management and community participation.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>National Recognition:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A total of <\/span><b>60 national awards<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> were announced across various cleanliness categories.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Improved City Rankings:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> More than <\/span><b>350 ULBs improved their rankings by over 500 positions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Smaller Cities&#8217; Performance:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Over <\/span><b>1,700 cities with populations below 50,000<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> improved their rankings compared to 2024-25.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>State-Level Awards:<\/b> <b>30 cities<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> received the State First Swachh City Award for their performance.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Madhya Pradesh:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Led the states with <\/span><b>nine national cleanliness awards<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>PRAGATI-50 Initiative:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Aims to develop <\/span><b>50 Model Clean Cities<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> through technology-driven solutions and continuous monitoring.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Public Participation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Nearly <\/span><b>2.10 crore citizens<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> participated in the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swachhata Hi Seva 2026<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> campaign.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Sanitation Workers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Around <\/span><b>17 lakh SafaiMitras<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> benefited from more than <\/span><b>33,000 special camps<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Student Awareness:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Nearly <\/span><b>4 lakh children<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> participated in Gyan Yatras to promote cleanliness.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Government Initiatives Promote Cleanliness in Indian Cities<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Government of India has launched several initiatives to improve urban sanitation, strengthen waste management and encourage public participation in keeping cities clean and healthy.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Launched on 2 October 2014, the mission aims to eliminate open defecation, improve sanitation facilities and promote scientific waste management in urban areas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Launched in 2021, it seeks to make Indian cities Garbage Free through better solid and liquid waste management, wastewater treatment and the removal of legacy waste dumpsites.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Swachh Survekshan:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> An annual cleanliness survey conducted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), it ranks cities on sanitation, waste management, visible cleanliness and citizen participation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Swachh Shehar Jodi (SSJ):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A mentor-mentee initiative that pairs high-performing clean cities with lower-performing towns to share best practices and strengthen waste management systems.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Super Swachh League:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Recognises cities with consistently strong cleanliness performance and encourages them to sustain high sanitation standards.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Swachhata Hi Seva (SHS):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> An annual nationwide Jan Andolan (people\u2019s movement) held around Gandhi Jayanti, encouraging voluntary cleanliness drives, community participation and waste reduction.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>National Urban Sanitation Policy (NUSP), 2008:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Provides a framework for achieving total urban sanitation, improving public health and ensuring safe sanitation facilities, particularly for women and economically weaker sections.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>PRAGATI-50 Initiative:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Aims to develop 50 Model Clean Cities through modern technology, improved sanitation services and continuous monitoring.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top Clean Cities in India features Navi Mumbai as top Super Swachh League city in 2025-26. 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