Context
Recently, the President awarded the respective cities in the 6th Edition of Swachh Survekshan (SS) 2021 for their performance in maintaining cleanliness, hygiene and sanitation.
Key-Points
- The Union ministry of housing & urban affairs (MOHUA) has been organising “Swachh Amrit Mahotsav” to felicitate the cities.
- Event will be organised at Vigyan Bhawan in the national capital.
- Swachh Amrit Mahotsav will also pay tribute to sanitation workers by means of recognising top performing cities under ‘Safaimitra Suraksha Challenge’.
About Swachh Survekshan
- It is an annual survey of cleanliness, hygiene and sanitation in cities and towns across India.
- It was launched as part of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, which aimed to make India clean and free of open defecation.
- The first survey was undertaken in 2016 and covered 73 cities.
- By 2020 the survey had grown to cover 4242 cities.
- It is the largest cleanliness survey in the world.
- In 2021 Survekshan, participated by 4,320 cities, also saw an unprecedented number of citizens’ feedback – over 5 crores, compared to 1.87 cores last year.
Swachh Survekshan 2021 Categories
- Less than 1 lakh Population:Vita, Lonavala, and Saswad cities from Maharashtra have ranked first, second, and third Cleanest Cities respectively.
- More than 1 Lakh Population:For the 5th consecutive year, Indore (Madhya Pradesh) was awarded the title of India’s Cleanest City under Swachh Survekshan, while Surat and Vijayawada bagged the second and third spots respectively.
- Hoshangabad in Madhya Pradesh emerged as the ‘Fastest Mover City’ thus securing a place among the top 100 cities at 87th position.
- Best Ganga Town: Varanasi.
- Cleanest Cantonment: Ahmedabad Cantonment, followed by Meerut Cantonment and Delhi Cantonment.
Cleanest State
- More than 100 Urban Local Bodies:Chhattisgarh has been awarded as the ‘Cleanest State’ of India for the 3rd consecutive year.
- Karnataka emerged as the ‘Fastest Mover State’.
- Less than 100 Urban Local Bodies:Jharkhand won the ‘Cleanest State’ of India for the second time in this category.
- Mizoram emerged as the ‘Fastest Mover State’.
