SWACHH SURVEKSHAN AWARDS 2023

Why in the news?

Recently, the President of India conferred the Swachh Survekshan Awards for 2023. 

More about the News

• The Swachh Survekshan 2023 dashboard was also launched at the event. 
• The President also emphasised on the theme for the year i.e., “Waste to Wealth” as a means to achieve cleaner cities.

About Swachh Survekshan Awards

• About: Swachh Survekshan is a survey of cleanliness, hygiene and sanitation in cities and towns across India.
• Launch: In 2016 under the ambit of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban). 
• Institutions involved: The survey is conducted annually by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA). 
• Objective: To encourage large-scale citizen participation and create awareness about the importance of making towns and cities a better place to live.
• 2023 assessment: It was conducted in 4 phases for the first time in 4477 cities and the total marks increased to 9500 from 7500 (2022’s survey). 

Key Highlights of the 2023 Awards

• Indore (Madhya Pradesh) and Surat (Gujarat) were declared as the Cleanest Cities in India (Rank 1) followed by Navi Mumbai (Maharastra) (Rank 3).
  • Indore has been declared as the cleanest city for the 7^th consecutive time.
• In cities with less than 1 Lakh population,Sasvad (Maharastra), Patan (Gujarat) and Lonavala (Maharastra) secured the top three spots. 
• Maharashtra was named the cleanest state in the country, followed by Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
• Mhow (Madhya Pradesh) was selected as the cleanest cantonment board followed by Deolali (Maharashtra) and Ahmedabad (Gujarat).
• Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) was declared the cleanest Ganga town followed by Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh)
• Chandigarh was declared as the Best Safaimitra Surakshit Sheher.