Swachh Survey 2025-26: President Murmu to recognise top-performing cities
New Delhi, November 9: President Droupadi Murmu will present the Swachh Survey 2025-26 awards at Vigyan Bhawan here on Wednesday (November 11). During this, along with the country’s cleanest cities, cities performing well under the Swachh City Jodi initiative will also be honored. Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal and Minister of State Tokhan Sahu will be present at the ceremony.
According to the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, the tenth edition of the Swachh Survey was conducted on the theme “New Initiative of Cleanliness – Extend Hands, Clean Together.” The survey, which began with 73 urban local bodies in 2016, has now expanded to over 4,751 cities.
This year, urban local bodies were evaluated on 43 parameters across 10 key areas. These include waste management, visible cleanliness, sanitation facilities, used water management, sanitation workers’ welfare, and citizen feedback. Over 3,000 trained assessors across the country conducted on-site assessments using GPS-based monitoring.
The Ministry stated that this year, the performance of the Swachh Shahar Pair initiative, comprising 70 pilot cities and 191 partner cities from 33 states and union territories, will also be recognized. This initiative has improved visible cleanliness in partner cities from 48 to 70 percent, and door-to-door waste collection from 52 to 74 percent. Waste segregation at source has also increased from 16 to 30 percent. Additionally, access to sanitation facilities has increased from 11 to 38 percent, used water management from 32 to 53 percent, and awareness about sanitation has increased from 48 to 66 percent.
