Swachh Survekshan 2024–25 Awards

Swachh Survekshan 2024–25 Awards : Recently, the President of India conferred the Swachh Survekshan 2024–25 Awards at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, in a ceremony organized by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA).

• Key Highlights : Top Performers: Ahmedabad, Bhopal, and Lucknow declared the cleanest cities (population 10 lakh+).

o Mira Bhayandar, Bilaspur, and Jamshedpur ranked top 3 among cities with 3–10 lakh population.

o Prayagraj named Best Ganga Town for sanitation excellence.

o Super Swachh League : New elite category for consistent top performers of past 3 years:

- 10+ lakh population: Indore (1st), Surat (2nd), Navi Mumbai (3rd), Vijayawada (4th).

- 3–10 lakh population: Noida, Chandigarh, Mysuru, Ujjain, Gandhinagar.

- These cities excluded from national rankings to honour sustained excellence.

- Indore elevated after winning the cleanest city title 8 times in a row.

o Introduced “One City, One Award” principle for fairer competition.

o 78 awards presented across cities, cantonments, and institutions.

o 34 cities recognised as Promising Swachh Shehars for sanitation progress.

o Special Awards: Uttar Pradesh Govt, Prayagraj Mela Adhikari, and Municipal Corporation of Prayagraj awarded for handling urban waste during Mahakumbh (66 crore footfall).

- Secunderabad Cantonment Board awarded for sanitation performance.

o Largest Urban Sanitation Survey Globally: From 73 cities (2016) to 4,589 cities (2025).

o Under Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 2.0, target: 100% remediation by 2026.

o New Accelerated Dumpsite Remediation Programme to boost waste processing capacity with govt support in finance, tendering and execution.