{"id":55525,"date":"2025-07-18T10:59:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T05:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=55525"},"modified":"2025-07-18T11:00:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T05:30:17","slug":"swachh-survekshan-2024-25-ahmedabad-tops-as-indias-cleanest-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/swachh-survekshan-2024-25-ahmedabad-tops-as-indias-cleanest-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 &#8211; Ahmedabad Tops as India\u2019s Cleanest City"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 Latest News<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a landmark shift in India&#8217;s cleanliness rankings, Ahmedabad has been declared the cleanest city in the country under the <\/span><b><i>Swachh Survekshan 2024-25<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the annual sanitation survey conducted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the first time Ahmedabad has secured the top spot, as the consistent chart-topper Indore transitions into a newly created \u2018<\/span><b>Swachh Bharat Super League 1.0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019, recognising its sustained excellence in urban sanitation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About Swachh Survekshan<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Launched in 2016 under the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/swachh-bharat-mission-sbm-urban-20\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (SBM-U), Swachh Survekshan is the world\u2019s largest urban sanitation survey. It evaluates cities on multiple parameters, including:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Citizen feedback<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Waste segregation and processing<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open defecation-free (ODF) status<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cleanliness in public areas<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Municipal innovation and digital monitoring<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 2024-25 edition of the survey covered over <\/span><b>4,500 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with over <\/span><b>12 crore citizen responses<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, making it one of the most participatory surveys of its kind globally.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Key Rankings and New Categories Introduced<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Top Cleanest Cities (Population &gt;1 lakh)<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Ahmedabad (Gujarat)<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh)<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Surat (Gujarat)<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indore, which has topped the charts for six consecutive years, has now been elevated to the <\/span><b>Swachh Bharat Super League 1.0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> category, introduced to reward cities that have maintained exemplary standards for an extended period.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Cleanest Ganga Towns<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Retained its position as the cleanest Ganga town for the fourth consecutive year<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prayagraj and Bijnor also featured among the top three<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Cleanest Cities (Population &lt;1 lakh)<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Sasvad (Maharashtra)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Cleanest among cities with under 1 lakh population<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lonavala and Vita followed closely<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Best Performing States<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Maharashtra<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ranked as the best-performing state overall<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Madhya Pradesh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Chhattisgarh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> followed as second and third respectively<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gujarat\u2019s Remarkable Performance<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gujarat\u2019s cities made an impressive mark in the survey, with <\/span><b>Ahmedabad<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Surat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>Rajkot<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ranking in the top 10 cleanest cities. The consistent investment in waste processing, mechanised road sweeping, and citizen engagement platforms has paid off.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has focused on:<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientific processing of nearly 100% of its solid waste<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Door-to-door waste collection across all wards<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Citizen apps for cleanliness reporting and grievance redressal<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These efforts contributed significantly to its ascent to the top rank this year.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Innovations in Survey 2024-25<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swachh Survekshan 2024-25<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> introduced some key innovations:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>AI-Based Tools<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for validation of cleanliness parameters<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Swachhta League for Youth<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> engagement<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Special Emphasis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on legacy waste management and city beautification<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Star Rating for Garbage Free Cities<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (GFC) updated alongside Survekshan rankings<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The assessment also used <\/span><b>real-time data from Integrated Command and Control Centres (ICCCs)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to monitor sanitation activities in urban areas.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recognition Beyond Rankings<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to city and state rankings, special recognitions were awarded:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Cleanest Cantonment Board:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Mhow (Madhya Pradesh)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Best Citizen Feedback Response:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Chandigarh<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Best Innovation in Sanitation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Navi Mumbai for circular economy initiatives<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Cleanest State Capital:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Bhopal<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Implications for Urban Governance<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swachh Survekshan has emerged not only as a cleanliness ranking tool but also as a key driver for <\/span><b>competitive federalism<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, inspiring states and cities to enhance urban governance.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The annual exercise has helped:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Institutionalise waste segregation and recycling<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Improve behavioural change communication<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Foster innovation and public-private partnerships in sanitation<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has also catalysed <\/span><b>job creation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the waste management sector and promoted <\/span><b>entrepreneurship<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in circular economy ventures.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/ahmedabad-declared-cleanest-city-india-swachh-survekshan-2024-25-10132337\/#:~:text=Ahmedabad%20was%20Thursday%20named%20the,out%20of%20the%20nationwide%20ranking.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IE<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=2145461\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PIB<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahmedabad has emerged as India\u2019s cleanest city in Swachh Survekshan 2024-25, marking a historic shift in urban sanitation rankings as Indore transitions to the new &#8216;Swachh Bharat Super League&#8217;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":55534,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[60,1631,22,59],"class_list":{"0":"post-55525","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-mains-current-affairs","8":"tag-mains-articles","9":"tag-swachh-survekshan-2024-25","10":"tag-upsc-current-affairs","11":"tag-upsc-mains-current-affairs","12":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55525"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55525\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}