Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has launched Swachh Survekshan 2023. Central govt. has launched this program under Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) to focus on sustainability of initiatives and also encourage large scale participation of citizens. Swachh Survekshan 2024 Ranking List of states performing better would be released soon. In 2023, Swachh Survekshan state rankings has been announced.
Every year, Swachh Survekshan is redesigned innovatively to ensure the process becomes more robust with focus on sustaining the behavior change. This is the 6th edition of the annual cleanliness survey and the exercise this year focuses on wastewater treatment and other parameters. This Swachh Bharat Survey is conducted across all cities and towns across the country. Swachh Survekshan focuses on garbage free and open defecation free cities.
What is Swachh Survekshan
Swachh Survekshan is an annual survey of cleanliness, hygiene and sanitation in cities and towns across India. It was launched as part of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, which aimed to make India clean and free of open defecation by 2nd October. The first survey was undertaken in 2016 and covered 73 cities; by 2020 the survey had grown to cover 4242 cities and was said to be the largest cleanliness survey in the world.
In a bid to scale up the coverage of the ranking exercise and encourage towns and cities to actively implement mission initiatives in a timely and innovative manner, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) is now in the process of conducting the sixth edition of the survey to rank all cities under Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U) with Quality Council of India (QCI) as its implementation partner.
Swachh Survekshan 2023 Ranking List
President Ram Nath Kovind crowns Indore in Madhya Pradesh with the “Swachhata Ka Taaj” by President Ram Nath Kovind at the ‘Swachh Amrit Mahotsav’ function organised by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi. The city has clinched India’s cleanest city title for the fifth time in a row.
India’s Cleanest Cities Ranking – Population Wise
Here is the ranking list of India’s cleanest cities with regard to population.
Cities Having More than 1 Lakh Population
| Rank | Absolute Rank | City Name | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | INDORE | 9348 |
| 1 | 1 | SURAT | 9348 |
| 3 | 3 | NAVI MUMBAI | 9240 |
| 4 | 4 | GVMC VISAKHAPATNAM | 8879 |
| 5 | 5 | BHOPAL | 8855 |
| 6 | 6 | VIJAYAWADA | 8751 |
| 7 | 7 | NEW DELHI (NDMC) | 8728 |
| 8 | 8 | TIRUPATI | 8624 |
| 9 | 9 | GREATER HYDERABAD | 8601 |
| 10 | 10 | PUNE | 8595 |
| 11 | 11 | CHANDIGARH | 8541 |
| 12 | 12 | RAIPUR | 8540 |
| 13 | 13 | PIMPRI CHINCHWAD | 8537 |
| 14 | 17 | NOIDA | 8117 |
| 15 | 18 | AHMEDABAD | 8041 |
| 16 | 19 | GWALIOR | 7995 |
| 17 | 20 | GUNTUR | 7982 |
| 18 | 21 | BARAMATI | 7969 |
| 19 | 22 | UJJAIN | 7930 |
| 20 | 23 | MIRA-BHAYANDAR | 7889 |
| 21 | 24 | PANVEL | 7825 |
| 22 | 26 | JABALPUR | 7761 |
| 23 | 27 | MYSORE | 7753 |
| 24 | 31 | THANE | 7520 |
| 25 | 32 | DEWAS | 7520 |
| 26 | 34 | KORBA | 7476 |
| 27 | 35 | AMBIKAPUR | 7467 |
| 28 | 36 | BILASPUR | 7467 |
| 29 | 37 | RAJKOT | 7466 |
| 30 | 38 | GANDHINAGAR | 7453 |
| 31 | 39 | NASHIK | 7372 |
| 32 | 41 | KURNOOL | 7359 |
| 33 | 42 | VADODARA | 7344 |
| 34 | 44 | BHUBANESWAR | 7315 |
| 35 | 47 | SINGRAULI | 7284 |
| 36 | 49 | KATNI | 7279 |
| 37 | 52 | KHANDWA | 7248 |
| 38 | 54 | GHAZIABAD (M. Corp) | 7222 |
| 39 | 60 | AHMEDANAGAR | 7156 |
| 40 | 63 | ALIGARH (M. Corp) | 7137 |
| 41 | 70 | VARANASI (M. Corp) | 7107 |
| 42 | 74 | REWA | 7064 |
| 43 | 78 | JAMSHEDPUR | 7042 |
| 44 | 84 | LUCKNOW (M. Corp) | 7009 |
| 45 | 93 | DATIA | 6921 |
| 46 | 95 | RATLAM | 6911 |
| 47 | 99 | KHARGONE | 6905 |
| 48 | 110 | CHANDRAPUR_M | 6873 |
| 49 | 114 | SATARA | 6862 |
| 50 | 115 | SEHORE | 6860 |
| 51 | 121 | MANDSAUR | 6833 |
| 52 | 125 | FIROZABAD (M.CORP.) | 6823 |
| 53 | 126 | PITHAMPUR | 6820 |
| 54 | 128 | BETUL | 6810 |
| 55 | 133 | CHHINDWARA | 6801 |
| 56 | 134 | PANAJI | 6793 |
| 57 | 135 | DHULE | 6792 |
| 58 | 136 | KADAPA | 6791 |
| 59 | 142 | RAJAHMUNDRY | 6764 |
| 60 | 152 | GUNA | 6743 |
| 61 | 154 | AURANGABAD | 6738 |
| 62 | 156 | PURI (M) | 6737 |
| 63 | 159 | SOLAPUR | 6720 |
| 64 | 162 | RISALI (NN) | 6712 |
| 65 | 170 | BURHANPUR | 6679 |
| 66 | 174 | WARDHA | 6665 |
| 67 | 190 | KALYAN DOMBIVALI | 6583 |
| 68 | 192 | DEHRADUN | 6579 |
| 69 | 211 | BHIND | 6528 |
| 70 | 228 | SAGAR | 6453 |
| 71 | 232 | PRAYAGRAJ (M. Corp) | 6433 |
| 72 | 234 | HOSHANGABAD | 6428 |
| 73 | 241 | VIDISHA | 6410 |
| 74 | 242 | KANPUR (M. Corp) | 6410 |
| 75 | 243 | GORAKHPUR (M. Corp) | 6404 |
| 76 | 251 | SAHARANPUR (M. Corp) | 6365 |
| 77 | 264 | PATNA | 6321 |
| 78 | 267 | BHILAI NAGAR | 6311 |
| 79 | 268 | RAJNANDGAON | 6311 |
| 80 | 278 | BAREILLY (M. Corp) | 6294 |
| 81 | 290 | KARIMNAGAR | 6241 |
| 82 | 305 | S.A.S. NAGAR (MOHALI) | 6204 |
| 83 | 307 | JAMNAGAR | 6198 |
| 84 | 314 | DURG | 6181 |
| 85 | 325 | AGRA (M. Corp) | 6165 |
| 86 | 326 | NAGPUR | 6164 |
| 87 | 331 | HUBLI-DHARWAD | 6154 |
| 88 | 334 | BARSHI | 6144 |
| 89 | 345 | CHHATARPUR | 6118 |
| 90 | 347 | MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI | 6115 |
| 91 | 356 | SATNA | 6095 |
| 92 | 358 | NALGONDA | 6093 |
| 93 | 361 | LATUR | 6090 |
| 94 | 369 | MATHURA-VRINDAVAN (M. Corp) | 6074 |
| 95 | 370 | RAIGARH | 6071 |
| 96 | 372 | JHANSI (M. Corp) | 6065 |
| 97 | 377 | MAHBUBNAGAR | 6056 |
| 98 | 386 | DAMOH | 6031 |
| 99 | 388 | BALESHWAR TOWN (M) | 6030 |
| 100 | 389 | AYODHYA (M.CORP.) | 6028 |
Visit the official website at https://ss2023.sbmurban.org for detailed rankings.
How Cities are Ranked for Swachh Survekshan Awards
Now the question arises that “How the Cities are Ranked in Swachh Survekshan 2023”, here we will answer this question.
Part 1: Service Level Progress (SLP) – Data provided by ULBs
Part 2: Certification – Based on GFC Star rating, ODF+/ODF++/Water+
Part 3: Based on GFC Star rating, ODF+/ODF++/Water+ – It includes 5 components namely Feedback, engagement, experience, Swachhta app, Innovation
Part 4: Final Score – Cities are ranked based on marks obtained from Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3
Swachh Survekshan Toolkit PDF Download
Here is the process to download Swachh Survekshan Toolkit in PDF format.
Visit the official PDF link at https://ss-result-2023.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/SS+2023+final+Toolkit.pdf
Cities Categories Indicators
The survey will categories cities on the basis of 6 indicator-wise performance criteria, which are as follows:
A) Segregation of waste into wet, dry and hazard categories.
B) Processing capacity against wet waste generated.
C) Processing and recycling of wet and dry waste.
D) Construction & demolition (C&D) waste processing.
E) Percentage of waste going to landfills.
F) Sanitation status of cities.
Objectives of Swachh Survekshan Abhiyan
The main objectives of conducting Swachh Survekshan survey are as follows:-
- Encourage large scale citizen participation.
- Ensure sustainability of initiatives taken towards garbage free cities.
- Provide credible outcomes which would be validated by third party certification.
- Ensure sustainability of initiatives taken towards open defecation free cities.
- Institutionalize existing systems through online processes.
- Create awareness amongst all sections of society.
- Importance of working together towards making towns and cities more habitable and sustainable.
- Foster a spirit of healthy competition amongst towns and cities.
- Improve service delivery to citizens and move towards creating cleaner cities.
MoHUA & QCI will conduct intensive virtual interactions with States and ULBs to familiarize them with various facets of the survey such as survey methodology, survey process and indicators, amongst others, while also clarifying their expectations from the survey.