Swachh Survekshan 2025-26: Navi Mumbai bags cleanest city tag under 'Swachh Sahar League' category; Rewa, Rudrapur top special categories

President Droupadi Murmu conferred the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2025-26 at a ceremony on Wednesday at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi, recognising cities across the country for their contribution to cleanliness and urban sanitation under the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban.

Navi Mumbai has emerged as the cleanest city in the country under the 'Swachh Sahar League' category in the annual cleanliness survey, followed by Surat and Vijayawada.

The awards mark the completion of the 10th edition of Swachh Survekshan, the Centre's annual cleanliness assessment of cities across India. This year's survey was conducted on the theme of ‘Swachhata Ki Nayi Pehel- Badhayein Haath, Karein Safai Saath’.


Madhya Pradesh's Rewa secured the first position among cleanest riverfront towns, followed by Bilaspur and Varanasi in second and third positions, respectively.

Meanwhile, Rudrapur emerged as the cleanest Himalayan city, while Jammu secured the second position in the category.

The Swachh Sahar League category evaluates cities on cleanliness and sanitation parameters, with the rankings aimed at encouraging urban local bodies to improve sanitation, waste management and overall cleanliness.

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The 10th edition of Swachh Survekshan has expanded considerably since its launch in 2016, when it covered 73 urban local bodies. The latest edition covered more than 4,751 cities across the country.

The latest survey also expanded the scope of assessment, with greater emphasis on citizen feedback and wider coverage of urban riverfronts, coastlines and water bodies. It also introduced focused indicators on preventing open defecation and open urination, cleanliness at tourist and heritage hotspots and behaviour-change initiatives in schools.