For the seventh consecutive year, Indore clinched the title of the cleanest city in India, sharing the top honor with Surat in the Central government's annual cleanliness survey. Navi Mumbai secured the third position in the 'Swachh Survekshan Awards 2023'.
In the 'best-performing states' category, Maharashtra emerged as the cleanest state in the country, with Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh following suit. In the previous annual survey, Madhya Pradesh held the cleanest state title.
Three cities from West Bengal—Madhyamgram (444th rank), Kalyani (445th rank), and Haora (446th rank)—occupied the bottom positions. Among the lowest-ranking states are Rajasthan, Mizoram, and Arunachal Pradesh.
As per the survey results, Sasvad in Maharashtra secured the cleanest city award among 3,970 cities with a population of less than one lakh. Patan in Chhattisgarh and Lonavala in Maharashtra claimed the second and third positions, respectively, while Nagaland's Pungro city ranked last in this category.
Varanasi was recognised as the cleanest 'Ganga town,' followed by Prayagraj, Bijnor, Haridwar, Kannauj, Patna, Rishikesh, Kanpur, Rajmahal, and Sahiganj. Chhapra ranked last among the 88 Ganga towns.