Indore named India’s cleanest city, Maharashtra named best-performing state: See the full list here
Maharashtra was adjudged as ‘best performing states’ at the ‘Swachh Survekshan Awards 2023’, followed by Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
New Delhi: According to the central government’s annual cleanliness survey, Indore and Surat were named as the ‘cleanest cities’ in the country, while Navi Mumbai retained the third position. The list was announced on Thursday. It is interesting to note that Indore has made it to the ranking of cleanest cities for the seventh time in a row.
Maharashtra was adjudged as ‘best performing states’ at the ‘Swachh Survekshan Awards 2023’, followed by Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
The honorable President of India graces the Swachh Survekshan Awards ceremony at Bharat Mandapam.
Her presence adds enormous prestige to this celebration of cleanliness and commitment to a healthier country. #SwachhSurvekshanAwards @rashtrapatibhvn pic.twitter.com/3FhowhflOA— Swachh Bharat Urban (@SwachhBharatGov) January 11, 2024
President Droupadi Murmu presented the prizes to the winners at an event. Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and others also spoke at the event.
According to the annual cleanliness survey, Chandigarh won the award for the city with the best safety standards for sanitation workers: Safaimitra Surakshit Shehar. In the category, Varanasi was declared the cleanest “Ganga City”.
It is to be noted that the annual awards were first launched in 2016 as part of the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban. The 2023 awards covered 4,416 urban local bodies, 61 cantonments and 88 Ganga towns.