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 On August 20, 2020, during a virtual occasion of Swachh Mahotsav sorted out by, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State (MoS)- Independent Charge (I/C) MoHUA declared the fifth release of the yearly neatness urban study of India i.e."Swachh Survekshan 2020 (SS2020)" directed by MoHUA. An aggregate of 129 honors were given by the clergyman in which Madhya Pradesh's Indore Creates record as India's cleanest city for the fourth back to back time while Gujarat's Surat and Maharashtra's Navi Mumbai gotten second and third positions separately. 

SS2020, the 28 days in length totally digitized and paperless across the country study is the world's biggest neatness review covering 1.87 crore residents of 4,242 urban communities, 62 cantonment sheets and 92 towns along the Ganga stream. 

The SS2020 was centered around 9 key territories including 3R Principles of Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. 

The occasion likewise observed the felicitation of MoHUA's accomplice associations in the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U) viz. US Agency for International Development (USAID), Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and Google. 

Following table shows the top rankers in states:

States with Less than 100 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) 

1 Jharkhand 

2 Haryana 

3 Uttarakhand 

States with More than 100 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) 

1 Chhattisgarh 

2 Maharashtra 

3 Madhya Pradesh (MP)

Following table shows cleanest urban communities under various classifications: 

Rank City State 

National Ranking (Cities > 10 Lakh) 

1 Indore Madhya Pradesh (MP) 

2 Surat Gujarat 

3 Navi Mumbai Maharashtra 

National Ranking (Cities 1 – 10 Lakh) 

1 Ambikapur Chhattisgarh 

2 Mysore Karnataka 

3 New Delhi (NDMC) Delhi 

Zonal Ranking (Cities 50 K – 1 Lakh) 

1 (East Zone) Dhamtari Chhattisgarh 

1 (North Zone) Gangaghat Uttar Pradesh (UP) 

1 (North-East Zone) Jorhat Assam 

1 (South Zone) Palamaneru Andhra Pradesh (AP) 

1 (West Zone) Karhad Maharashtra 

Zonal Ranking (Cities 25 K – 50 K) 

1 (East Zone) Jashpur Nagar Chhattisgarh 

1 (North Zone) Nawanshahr Punjab 

1 (North-East Zone) Mokokchung Nagaland 

1 (South Zone) Medchal Telangana 

1 (West Zone) Sasvad Maharashtra 

Zonal Ranking (Cities upto 25 K) 

1 (East Zone) Patan Chhattisgarh 

1 (North Zone) Awagarh Uttar Pradesh (UP) 

1 (North-East Zone) Jiribam Manipur 

1 (South Zone) Piriyapatna Karnataka 

1 (West Zone) Panhala Maharashtra 

Cantonment (Cantt) Boards Ranking 

1 Jalandhar Cantt Punjab 

2 Delhi Cantt Delhi 

3 Meerut Cantt Uttar Pradesh (UP) 

ULBs Ranking – More than 1 Lakh Population 

1 Indore Madhya Pradesh (MP) 

2 Surat Gujarat 

3 Navi Mumbai Maharashtra 

ULBs Ranking – Less than 1 Lakh Population 

1 Karad Maharashtra 

2 Sasvad Maharashtra 

3 Lonavala Maharashtra 

Ganga Towns Ranking 

1 (Less than 50 K Population) Chunar Uttar Pradesh (UP) 

1 (50 K – 1 Lakh Population) Kannauj Uttar Pradesh (UP) 

1 (More than 1 Lakh Population) Varanasi Uttar Pradesh (UP)

Over 40 Lakh Population: 

India's Cleanest Mega City–Amdavad, Gujarat 

Best Mega City in Citizen Feedback-Hyderabad, Telangana 

Best Mega City in Innovation and Best Practices-Chennai, Tamil Nadu 

Best Self Sustainable Mega City-Bengaluru, Karnataka 

10-40 Lakh Population: 

India's Cleanest Big City–Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh (AP) 

Best Big City in Citizen Feedback-Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh (MP) 

Best Big City in Innovation and Best Practices-Ludhiana, Punjab 

Best Self Sustainable Big City-Rajkot, Gujarat 

Quickest Mover Big City-Jodhpur, Rajasthan 

3-10 Lakh Population: 

India's Cleanest Medium City–Mysuru, Karnataka 

Best Medium City in Citizen Feedback-East Singhbhum, Jharkhand 

Best Medium City in Innovation and Best Practices-Berhampur, Odisha 

Best Self Sustainable Medium City-Bhilainagar, Chhattisgarh 

Quickest Mover Medium City-Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh (UP) 

1-3 Lakh Population: 

India's Cleanest Small City–Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh 

Best Small City in Citizen Feedback-Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh 

Best Small City in Innovation and Best Practices-Alappuzha, Kerala 

Best Self Sustainable Small City-Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh (AP) 

Quickest Mover Small City-Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh (MP) 

State Capital/Union Territories (UTs): 

India's Cleanest Capital–New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC), Delhi 

Best UT in Citizen Feedback-Chandigarh 

Best State Capital in Innovation and Best Practices-Gandhinagar, Gujarat 

Best Self Sustainable State Capital-Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh (MP) 

Quickest Mover State Capital-Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (UP) 

Different Awards: 

India's cleanest city (< 1 Lakh Population)– Karad, Maharashtra 

Best City in Maximum Citizen Participation (< 1 Lakh Population)- Nandprayag, Uttarakhand 

Best City in Maximum City Participation (> 1 Lakh populace)- Nagar Nigam Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh (UP) 

Best City generally in National Citizen Led Innovation-Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh (MP)

Key Points: 

The tidiness study report, alongside writes about Swachh Survekshan Innovations and best practices, Swachh Survekshan Social Media Report and Report on Assessment of Ganga Towns were likewise delivered at the 'Swachh Mahotsav' occasion. 

Dignitaries from everywhere throughout the nation, Durga Shanker Mishra, Secretary, MOHUA, Chief Secretaries, Principal Secretaries, Municipal Commissioners and swachhta warriors likewise went to the online occasion. 

Ongoing Related News: 

In July 2020, MoHUA propelled the sixth release of the study, Swachh Survekshan 2021 which saw the presentation of another exhibition classification, the Prerak DAUUR Samman which has an aggregate of five extra sub-classes - Divya (Platinum), Anupam (Gold), Ujjwal (Silver), Udit (Bronze), Aarohi (Aspiring). 

About Swachh Survekshan: 

Propelled in 2016 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi its goal was to screen the exhibition of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, which was propelled on October 2, 2014, the 150th birth commemoration of Mahatma Gandhi. 

Mysuru was picked as the cleanest city in India in that release of the study. 

The broad sterilization study is appointed by the MoHUA and completed every year by Quality Council of India (QCI).



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