Govt declares list of India’s cleanest states, cities, Know who stands where

Delhi, Oct 2nd,2022: For the sixth time in a row, Indore has emerged as the cleanest city in India, followed by Surat and Navi Mumbai.

The list was released after the Central government’s annual cleanliness survey.

President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday gave the awards to the winners at an event in Delhi which was also attended by Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and others.

Madhya Pradesh has secured the first position as the cleanest state in India, followed by Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra in the category.

According to the survey, Maharashtra’s Deolali was adjudged the country’s cleanest Cantonment Board.

Haridwar was adjudged the cleanest Ganga town in the category of more than 1 lakh population, followed by Varanasi and Rishikesh.

The 7th edition of Swachh Survekshan was conducted to study the progress of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) and rank the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) based on various cleanliness and sanitation parameters.