Cities with population more than 1 lakh
Indore bagged the cleanest city title for the sixth year in a row, while Surat city was adjudged the second cleanest city for the second time in a row. Navi Mumbai secured the third position.
Cities with population less than one lakh
In the category of cities with population less than one lakh, Panchgani in Maharashtra ranks first, followed by Patan in Chhattisgarh and Karad in Maharashtra.
Cleanest State
Madhya Pradesh was ranked as the cleanest state, followed by Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra at the second and third positions respectively.
Cities with population of more than one lakh on the banks of river Ganges
Haridwar was declared the cleanest Ganga city in the category of population above 1 lakh, followed by Varanasi and Rishikesh. Cities with population less than one lakh on the banks of river Ganges
Bijnor in Uttar Pradesh was declared the cleanest Ganga city in the category of population below 1 lakh, followed by Kannauj and Garhmukteshwar in Uttar Pradesh.
Cleanest Cantonment Board
Devlali of Maharashtra was declared the cleanest cantonment board. Cleanest state with less than 100 urban local bodies
Tripura has topped among the states with less than 100 urban local bodies.
Swachh Survekshan
Swachh Survekshan is the world's largest urban sanitation and hygiene survey conducted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs since 2016.
The objective of Swachh Survekshan is to promote the spirit of healthy competition among towns and cities so as to improve their service to the citizens and lead towards creating a clean city.
In the first Swachh Survekshan conducted in 2016, 73 major cities were surveyed whereas in the 7th year of Swachh Survekshan, 73 major cities were surveyed. The edition surveyed 4,355 cities, making it the largest urban sanitation survey in the world.
