Indore, Surat cleanest cities, Maharashtra 1st among states-
✅Recently, Surat and Indore were jointly declared cleanest cities of India at the annual clean city awards 2023 of the Union Urban Affairs Ministry.
✅Both cities exhibit 100% door-to-door waste collection, 98% source segregation, and 100% remediation of dumpsites.
✅This was for the seventh year in a row that Indore has been ranked as the cleanest city in India.
● Swachh Survekshan 2023 Key Highlights:
✅Maharashtra was recognized as the cleanest state with 89.24% door-to-door waste collection and 67.76% source segregation.
✅Bottom Five States: Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Rajasthan, Nagaland and Tripura
✅Chandigarh was honoured for the best safety standards for sanitation workers.
✅Varanasi and Prayagraj, both in Uttar Pradesh, won the top two awards amongst the cleanest Ganga towns.
✅The Mhow Cantonment Board in Madhya Pradesh was adjudged the cleanest cantonment.
● Swachh Survekshan:
✅Swachh Survekshan is the world’s largest urban sanitation and cleanliness survey.
✅Started in 2016 with 73 cities, the annual ranking covers 4,416 urban local bodies, 61 cantonments, and 88 Ganga towns in 2023.
✅It is conducted under the ambit of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban).
✅It was launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) with Quality Council of India (QCI) as its implementation partner.
✅Objective: To encourage large-scale citizen participation and create awareness amongst all sections of society about the importance of working together toward making towns and cities better places to reside in.
✅The methodology for measuring cleanliness rests on two main criterias viz. citizen feedback and field assessment.