Top 10 cleanest cities in India | Swachh Survekshan (2024-2025)

In a developing nation, keeping cities clean is a major challenge. In a country like India, with its massive population, this challenge becomes even more daunting. Cleanliness survey (Swachh Survekshan) is organized every year in India to assess the cleanliness of cities. The following are the top 10 cleanest cities in India as per the latest survey.

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Note: A special category ‘Super Swachh League’ was introduced to recognize and rank cities demonstrating exceptional performance in sanitation.

Top 10 cleanest cities in India (cities with population over 1000000)

Super Swachh League cities: Indore, Surat, Navi Mumbai, and Vijayawada

1. Ahmedabad
2. Bhopal
3. Lucknow (M. Corp)
4. Raipur
5. Jabalpur
6. Greater Hyderabad
7. Pimpri Chinchwad
8. Pune
9. GVMC Visakhapatnam
10. Agra (M. Corp)

Top 10 cleanest cities in India (category: population between 300000-1000000)

Super Swachh League cities: Chandigarh, Noida, Ujjain, Gandhinagar, Guntur, and Mysore

1. Mira-Bhayandar
2. Bilaspur
3. Jamshedpur
4. Gorakhpur (M. Corp)
5. Ahilyanagar
6. Panvel
7. Bhilai Nagar
8. Korba
9. Bhubaneswar
10. Moradabad (M. Corp)

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Top 10 cleanest cities in India (category: population between 50000-300000)

Super Swachh League cities: New Delhi (NDMC), Ambikapur, Lonavala, and Tirupati

1. Dewas
2. Karhad
3. Karnal
4. Singrauli
5. Rewa
6. Sehore
7. Khurai
8. Katni
9. Pithampur
10. Sagar

Top 10 cleanest cities in India (category: population between 20000-50000)

Super Swachh League cities: Dungarpur (M), Deolali Pravara, Sasvad, and Vita

1. Panaji
2. Asika (NAC)
3. Kumhari
4. Rehli
5. Indapur
6. Manasa
7. Khategaon
8. Kawardha (M)
9. Mungeli (M)
10. Jashpur Nagar (M)

Top 10 cleanest cities in India (category: population less than 20000)

Super Swachh League cities: Bishrampur (NP), Patan (NP), Budni, Panhala, and Panchgani

1. Bilha (NP)
2. Chikiti (NAC)
3. Shahganj
4. Balrampur (NP)
5. Pratappur (NP)
6. Rajpur (NP)
7. Dantewada (NP)
8. Gharghoda (NP)
9. Nagri (M)
10. Chhura (NP)

Some of the key points on which the cities were judged are:

• How well the waste is segregated and maintained till it reaches the processing site?
• How well does the city treat and reuse wastewater?
• Does the city follow the reduce, reuse and recycle principles?
• How well the public areas are cleaned?
• Whether there are technological advancements and new initiatives?
• Certified GFC (Garbage Free City) Star Rating status and Certified ODF (Open Defecation Free) status.