Ahmedabad Declared Cleanest City In Swachh Survekshan 2024–25

The Swachh Survekshan 2024–25, India’s largest cleanliness survey conducted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs under the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), has declared Ahmedabad as the cleanest city in the category of cities with a population of over 10 lakh. The annual ranking, which has evolved significantly since its launch in 2016, now includes special recognitions such as the Super Swachh League Cities, and it saw participation from 4,589 cities. This year’s results showcase a renewed thrust on sustainable sanitation practices and citizen-centric cleanliness initiatives across urban India.

Background of Swachh Survekshan

• Launched in 2016 with 73 cities.
• Conducted by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs under Swachh Bharat Mission – Urban (SBM-U).
• Aims to foster competitive spirit among cities to improve urban sanitation.
• Annual survey with independent third-party assessment based on citizen feedback, waste processing, and service-level progress.

Highlights of Swachh Survekshan 2024–25

• Ahmedabad ranked 1st in the category of cities with population over 10 lakh.
• Indore, Surat, and Navi Mumbai inducted into Super Swachh League Cities, a new category for consistent top performers over the past 3 years.
• 4,589 cities covered in the survey (April 2024 – March 2025).
• Cities classified in 5 population-based categories for the first time.
• Focused categories: Ganga Towns, Cantonment Boards, Safai Mitra Suraksha, Mahakumbh, and state-level awards.

Significance of Super Swachh League

• Introduced in 2024–25 to recognize cities with sustained top-three performances in their categories over the past 3 years.
• A move to create a benchmark league of model cities.
• Promotes long-term commitment over one-time wins.

Objectives of the Survey

• Promote healthy competition among cities for urban cleanliness.
• Encourage citizen participation in sanitation efforts.
• Measure outcomes in terms of waste segregation, scientific waste processing, and behavioral change.
• Foster innovation through categories like Safai Mitra Suraksha.

Special Initiatives

• Launch of one-year campaign from August 15 to tackle legacy landfill remediation.
• Classification of cities into population-based categories for fairer assessments.
• Emphasis on sustainability and inclusion of Ganga towns and religious centers.

A. Super Swachh League Cities Winners

Sr. No	Population Category	State	City
1	>10 Lakh	Madhya Pradesh	Indore
2	>10 Lakh	Gujarat	Surat
3	>10 Lakh	Maharashtra	Navi Mumbai
4	>10 Lakh	Andhra Pradesh	Vijayawada
5	3–10 Lakh	Uttar Pradesh	Noida
6	3–10 Lakh	Chandigarh	Chandigarh
7	3–10 Lakh	Karnataka	Mysuru
8	3–10 Lakh	Madhya Pradesh	Ujjain
9	3–10 Lakh	Gujarat	Gandhinagar
10	3–10 Lakh	Andhra Pradesh	Guntur
11	50,000–3 Lakh	Delhi NDMC	New Delhi
12	50,000–3 Lakh	Andhra Pradesh	Tirupati
13	50,000–3 Lakh	Chhattisgarh	Ambikapur
14	50,000–3 Lakh	Maharashtra	Lonavala
15	20,000–50,000	Maharashtra	Vita
16	20,000–50,000	Maharashtra	Saswad
17	20,000–50,000	Maharashtra	Deolali Pravara
18	20,000–50,000	Rajasthan	Dungarpur
19	<20,000	Maharashtra	Panchgani
20	<20,000	Chhattisgarh	Patan
21	<20,000	Maharashtra	Panhala
22	<20,000	Chhattisgarh	Bishrampur
23	<20,000	Madhya Pradesh	Budni

B. Presidential Awardees: Swachh Shehar by Population Category

Sr. No	Population Category	State	City
1	>10 Lakh	Gujarat	Ahmedabad
2	>10 Lakh	Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal
3	>10 Lakh	Uttar Pradesh	Lucknow
4	3–10 Lakh	Maharashtra	Mira-Bhayandar
5	3–10 Lakh	Chhattisgarh	Bilaspur
6	3–10 Lakh	Jharkhand	Jamshedpur
7	50,000–3 Lakh	Madhya Pradesh	Dewas
8	50,000–3 Lakh	Maharashtra	Karhad
9	50,000–3 Lakh	Haryana	Karnal
10	20,000–50,000	Goa	Panaji
11	20,000–50,000	Odisha	Aska
12	20,000–50,000	Chhattisgarh	Kumhari
13	<20,000	Chhattisgarh	Bilha
14	<20,000	Odisha	Chikiti
15	<20,000	Madhya Pradesh	Shahganj

C. Ministerial Awardees: Special Category

Sr. No	Special Initiative Recognized	State	City
1	Swachh Mahakumbh 2025 Recognition	—	—
2	Ganga Town	Andhra Pradesh	GVMC Visakhapatnam
3	Ganga Town	Madhya Pradesh	Jabalpur
4	Ganga Town	Uttar Pradesh	Gorakhpur
5	Cantonment Board	Telangana	Secunderabad Cantt.
6	Ganga Town	Uttar Pradesh	Prayagraj

D. Promising Swachh Shehar of States/UTs

Sr. No.	State/UT	City
1	Andaman & Nicobar Islands	Sri Vijaya Puram
2	Andhra Pradesh	Rajahmundry
3	Arunachal Pradesh	Jairampur
4	Assam	North Lakhimpur`
5	Assam	Guwahati
6	Bihar	Patna“
7	Chhattisgarh	Raipur
8	Dadra Nagar Haveli & Daman	Diu Daman
9	Goa	Sanquelim
10	Gujarat	Vadodara
11	Haryana	Sonipat
12	Himachal Pradesh	Theog
13	Jammu and Kashmir	Jammu
14	Jharkhand	Bundu
15	Karnataka	Davanagere
16	Kerala	Mattannur
17	Ladakh	Kargil
18	Madhya Pradesh	Gwalior
19	Maharashtra	Pimpri Chinchwad
20	Manipur	Jiribam
21	Meghalaya	Shillong
22	Mizoram	Lunglei
23	Nagaland	Jalukie
24	Odisha	Bhubaneswar
25	Puducherry	Oulgaret–Ozhukarai
26	Punjab	Bathinda
27	Rajasthan	Jaipur Greater
28	Sikkim	Mangan
29	Tamil Nadu	Namakkal
30	Telangana	Greater Hyderabad
31	Tripura	Khowai
32	Uttar Pradesh	Agra
33	Uttarakhand	Lalkuan
34	West Bengal	Baidyabati