Swachh Vayu Survekshan Award

About Swachh Vayu Survekshan Award:

• It is an initiative by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) to rank cities on the basis of implementation of activities approved under the city action plan and air quality in 130 NCAP cities.
• In September 2022, the MoEF&CC released guidelines on ‘Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan- Ranking of Cities’ under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP).
• The aim of launching Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan is to give a ranking to 130 cities in the country for implementing City Action Plans prepared as part of NCAP for reducing air pollution up to 40% by 2025-26.
• Objectives
  • To create awareness among all sections of the society
  • Inform citizens about the health impacts related due to exposure
  • Comparing air quality conditions at different locations/cities
  • To achieve the goal of NCAP “Clean air for all”.
• All 130 cities covered under NCAP are assessed based on information submitted under ranking framework by cities/ULBs on PRANA portal (dashboard to capture progress under NCAP programme).
• Swachh Vayu Survekshan Awards 2024 were presented to the best performing NCAP cities under
  • Category-1 (population over 10 Lakhs) to Surat, Jabalpur, and Agra;
  • Category-2 (population between 3 and 10 Lakhs) to Firozabad, Amravati, and Jhansi; and
  • Category-3 (population under 3 Lakhs) to Raebareli, Nalgonda, and Nalagarh.

Q1: What is the National Clean Air Programme?

It is a long-term, time-bound, national level strategy to tackle the air pollution problem across the country in a comprehensive manner. Objectives: Stringently implementing mitigation measures to prevent, control, and abate air pollution. Strengthening an air quality monitoring network across the country.

Source: Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav and Chief Minister of Rajasthan Bhajan Lal Sharma presented Swachh Vayu Survekshan Award, 2024