Indore named India’s cleanest city for fifth consecutive year

• Indore, Madhya Pradesh has been declared as the cleanest city of India for the fifth consecutive year by the Center in the "Swachh Survekshan-2021" report.
• Surat, Gujarat, and Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, were ranked second and third, respectively, in terms of cleanliness.
• Among the 246 cities examined for rewards under the 'Safaimitra Suraksha Challenge,' Indore, Navi Mumbai, Nellore, and Dewas emerged as the best performers in various population categories.
• The award for the top-performing state in this category went to Chhattisgarh.
• Vita, Lonavala, and Sasvad, all from Maharashtra, took first, second, and third place in the population category "less than one lakh."
• Varanasi emerged as the ‘Best Ganga Town’, while Ahmedabad Cantonment won the title of ‘India’s Cleanest Cantonment.

Important Takeaways

About Cleanliness survey 2021

Cleanest UT

• Chandigarh

Cleanest city

• Indore
• Surat
• Vijayawada

Cleanest state

• Chhattisgarh
• Maharashtra
• Madhya Pradesh

Cleanest Ganga town

• Varanasi
• Munger
• Patna

Cantonments

• Ahmedabad
• Meerut
• Delhi

Cleanest Districts

• Surat
• Indore
• New Delhi