Swachh Survekshan (SS; from Sanskrit) is an annual survey of cleanliness, hygiene and sanitation in villages, cities and towns across India. It was launched as part of the Swachh Bharat Mission, which aimed to make India clean and free of open defecation by 2 October 2019. The first survey was undertaken in 2016 and covered 73 cities (53 cities with a population of over a million, and all state capitals); by 2020 the survey had grown to cover 4242 cities and was said to be the largest cleanliness survey in the world. The surveys are carried out by Quality Council of India.
Survey methodology
The survey is carried out by the Quality Council of India, which in 2020 covered 4242 cities and towns, It include 5 Lakhs+ ULB Document Evidence captured, 24 Lakhs+ Geotagged Photos captured from field and feedback from 1.9 crore people.
Survey in 2020 was weighted on 6000 points. The criteria and weightages for different components of sanitation related aspects used for the survey were:
a) Service Level Progress-1300 marks
b) Citizen feedback – 1500 marks
c) Direct observation – 1500 marks
d) GFC (SWM) 1,000 Marks; ODF /ODF+ / ODF++ 500 Marks
e) Average ranking of Quarterly Assessments (April 2019 to June 2019, July 2019 to Sep 2019, Oct 2019 to Dec 2019)-200 Marks
Highlights
In the 2020 survey Indore, in Madhya Pradesh, is India's cleanest city. Surat, in Gujarat, Ranked second cleanest city of India and was followed by Maharashtra's Navi Mumbai. Varanasi was adjudged the ‘best Ganga town’ in the central government's cleanliness survey. A total of 1.9 crore citizens across 4,242 cities of the country participated in the survey held by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. The survey focused on collection segregated waste and maintenance till processing site, treatment and reuse of wastewater, curtailing solid waste-based air pollution, among other factors.
In the 2019 survey 7 of the top 10 cities in the survey had populations less than 10 lakhs
In the 2017 survey Indore, in Madhya Pradesh, was India's cleanest city and Gonda, in Uttar Pradesh, was the filthiest Of 10 cleanest cities, two were are from Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh each, while Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Maharashtra each had one Out of 10 dirtiest cities, Uttar Pradesh had five cities, two each were from Bihar and Punjab, and one from Maharashtra 118 out of 500 cities were found to be Open Defecation Free 297 cities had 100% door to door collection of garbage 37 lakh citizens showed interest in Swachh Surveksan There were 404 cities in which at least 75% of residential areas were found substantially clean Gujarat had 12 cities among the top 50 cleanest, followed by Madhya Pradesh with 11 and Andhra Pradesh with eight Four of the dirtiest cities were in Uttar Pradesh and 50 of the state's towns were ranked 305 and below
Pre-evaluation results
Kota city The experts from the Swachh Sarvekshan survey awarded a score of 525 out of 6000 to the municipal corporation of Kota. Kota, a city in Rajasthan known for its IIT and medical coaching centers, has faced serious criticism from the Swachhta Mission. The city is situated on the banks of the Chambal River and is home to six government universities: Rajasthan Technical University, the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), the University of Kota, Agriculture University, Vardhman Mahaveer Open University, and another Agriculture University. None of these institutions have initiated any research projects to address the endangered situation and disruptions. Every day, tons of garbage and chemical waste are disposed of directly into the Chambal River. The National Brand Ambassador of Swachh Bharat Mission D. P. Sharma evaluated the status of the city after the latest evaluation and also criticized the city's Municipal Corporation for its Swachhta management. According to Dr. DP Sharma's evaluation, the city scored 545 marks out of a 6000-point scale. Dainik Bhaskar, a regional newspaper, also covered the issue and assessed the cleanliness of the city. The next day, more than 49 NGOs and social activists mobilized public and private institutions, as well as individuals, to take an oath to keep the city neat and clean. A local career center in the city has created a separate cleanliness brigade to support the Swachhta mission and clean the city's roads and crematoriums.
Survey results
According to the 2020 survey, Swachh Survekshan Results 2020: Indore in Madhya Pradesh retained its position as the cleanest city in India for the fourth consecutive year, according to the Swachh Survekshan 2020 survey results.
While Gujarat's Surat bagged the second spot, Maharashtra's Navi Mumbai ranked third. Varanasi was adjudged the ‘best Ganga town’ in the central government's cleanliness survey.
+Latest Results from annual city surveys (Swachh Sarveskshana surveys)202420202019201820172016Number of cities surveyed or ranked42424237420343473Duration of survey4 January 2017 and 7 February 2017Sources of dataCleanest ten cities Indore Surat Navi Mumbai Vijayawada More than 10 Lakh Population Indore Surat Navi Mumbai Vijayawada Ahmedabad Rajkot Bhopal Chandigarh Vishakhapatnam(GVMC) Vadodara Indore Ambikapur Mysuru Ujjain New Delhi (NDMC) Ahmedabad Navi Mumbai Tirupati Rajkot Dewas Indore Bhopal Chandigarh New Delhi (NDMC) Vijayawada Tirupati Visakhapatnam(GVMC) Mysore Navi Mumbai Pune Indore Bhopal Vishakhapatnam Surat Mysore Tiruchirapalli New Delhi Municipal Council Navi Mumbai Tirupati Vadodara Coimbatore Indore (Madhya Pradesh) Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu) Chandigarh New Delhi Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) Surat (Gujarat) Rajkot (Gujarat) Gangtok (Sikkim) Pimpri-Chinchwad (Maharashtra) Greater Mumbai (Maharashtra)Ten least clean cities (at the bottom of the list)64. Kalyan Dombivili (Maharashtra)
65. Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)
66. Jamshedpur (Jharkhand)
67. Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh)
68. Raipur (Chhattisgarh)
69. Meerut (Uttar Pradesh)
70. Patna (Bihar)
71. Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh)
72. Asansol (West Bengal)
73. Dhanbad (Jharkhand)
2024
Swachh Sarvekshan 2024-2025 Source: +'Super Swachh League Cities' (by population)Million Plus Cities (>10 Lakh)Indore, Surat, Navi Mumbai, VijayawadaBig Cities (3-10 Lakh)Noida, Chandigarh, Mysore, Ujjain, Gandhinagar, GunturMedium Cities (50,000 – 3 Lakh)New Delhi (NDMC), Tirupati, Ambikapur, LonavalaSmall Cities (20,000 – 50,000)Vita, Saswad, Deolali Pravara, DungarpurVery Small Cites (<20,000)Panchgani, Patan, Panhala, Bishrampur, Bundi +'Swachh Shehar Award Cities' (by population)>10 Lakh:Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Lucknow3-10 Lakh:Mira-Bhayandar, Bilaspur, Jamshedpur50,000 - 3 Lakh:Dewas, Karnal, Karad20,000 – 50,000:Panaji, Aska, Kumhari< 20,000:Bilha, Chikiti, Shahganj Source: SWACHH SURVEKSHAN
+Rest of Cities - Rankings (excludes 'Super Swachh League Cities'):CityState Total Score (12,500) SS 2024 (10,000) Garbage Free City (1,300) ODF (1,200) AhmedabadGUJARAT 12,079 9,579 1,300 1,200BhopalMADHYA PRADESH 12,067 9,567 1,300 1,200Lucknow (M. Corp)UTTAR PRADESH 12,001 9,501 1,300 1,200RaipurChhattisgarh 11,996 9,496 1,300 1,200JabalpurMADHYA PRADESH 11,989 9,489 1,300 1,200Hyderabad (GHMC)TELANGANA 11,805 9,350 1,300 1,200Pimpri-ChinchwadMaharashtra 11,782 9,302 1,300 1,200PanajiGOA 11,694 9,254 1,300 1,200DEWASMADHYA PRADESH 11,692 9,457 1,100 1,200PUNEMaharashtra 11,653 9,393 1,100 1,200Mira-Bhayandar 11,652 9,352 1,100 1,200VisakhapatnamANDHRA PRADESH 11,636 9,336 1,100 1,200BILASPURChhattisgarh 11,624 9,354 1,100 1,200JAMSHEDPURJHARKHAND 11,588 9,323 1,100 1,200AGRA (M. Corp)UTTAR PRADESH 11,532 9,232 1,100 1,200GHAZIABAD (M. Corp) 11,514 9,254 1,100 1,200Prayagraj (M. Corp) 11,292 9,017 1,100 1,200GORAKHPUR (M. Corp) 11,278 9,108 1,100 1,200AHMEDANAGARMaharashtra 11,136 9,196 800 1,200PANVEL 11,119 9,249 800 1,200KARHAD 11,088 9,148 800 1,200BHILAI NAGARChhattisgarh 11,055 9,160 800 1,200KANPUR (M. Corp)UTTAR PRADESH 11,022 8,802 1,100 1,200GWALIORMADHYA PRADESH 10,995 9,060 800 1,200KARNALHARYANA 10,992 9,067 800 1,200SINGRAULIMADHYA PRADESH 10,972 9,092 800 1,200REWA 10,931 8,906 1,100 1,000SEHORE 10,917 8,972 800 1,200THANEMaharashtra 10,836 8,956 800 1,200JAIPUR GREATER (MC)Rajasthan 10,793 8,923 800 1,200KHURAIMADHYA PRADESH 10,773 9,003 800 1,000KATNI 10,746 9,046 800 1,000VARANASI (M. Corp)UTTAR PRADESH 10,728 8,778 800 1,200ASIKA (NAC)ODISHA 10,722 9,067 800 1,000PITHAMPURMADHYA PRADESH 10,714 8,994 800 1,000VADODARAGUJARAT 10,713 8,888 800 1,200SAGARMADHYA PRADESH 10,702 8,837 800 1,200BILHA (NP)Chhattisgarh 10,685 8,965 800 1,000SECUNDERABAD CANTT.Telangana 10,680 8,835 800 1,200SATNAMADHYA PRADESH 10,671 8,716 1,100 1,000RAJKOTGUJARAT 10,634 8,844 800 1,200JAIPUR HERITAGE (MC)RAJASTHAN 10,630 8,925 800 1,000BARAMATIMaharashtra 10,623 8,918 800 1,200PATNABIHAR 10,584 8,659 800 1,200KORBAChhattisgarh 10,564 8,719 800 1,200Rajnandgaon 10,553 8,968 800 1,000BhubaneswarODISHA 10,548 8,608 800 1,200Moradabad (M. Corp)UTTAR PRADESH 10,541 8,666 800 1,200Mathura