Navi Mumbai emerges as cleanest city in Swachh Survekshan 2025-26, ends Indores eight-year feat at top ranking
Indore, which had held the cleanest city title for eight consecutive years, was placed in a separate category this time.
PTC News Desk: Navi Mumbai has been named India's cleanest city in the Swachh Survekshan 2025-26 rankings, ending Indore's eight-year run at the top. Surat secured the second position, followed by Vijayawada in third place. Madhya Pradesh's Rewa was named the cleanest riverfront town, while Rudrapur received the title of cleanest Himalayan city.
Among cities with a population of more than 10 lakh, Greater Visakhapatnam ranked first. Ujjain topped the category of cities with populations between 3 lakh and 10 lakh.
Indore, which had held the cleanest city title for eight consecutive years, was placed in a separate category this time. It secured second place in the newly introduced Mentor City category, along with its partner town, Depalpur, under the 'Swachh Shehar Jodi' initiative.
Ahmedabad topped this category with its partner town Sanand, while Tirupati and its partner town Kuppam secured third place.
President Droupadi Murmu presented the awards to the winners at a ceremony. More than 4,700 urban local bodies participated in this year's survey.
Other cities in the cleanliness rankings
Rewa topped the list of cleanest riverfront towns, followed by Bilaspur and Varanasi in second and third place.
According to the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry, Puri was named the cleanest coastal town. Kerala's Alappuzha secured second place, while Maharashtra's Ratnagiri came third.
This year's Swachh Survekshan was conducted under the theme 'Swachhata Ki Nayi Pehel - Badhayein Haath, Karein Safai Saath'. The ministry said more than 3,000 trained assessors carried out detailed inspections across the country. GPS-based monitoring was also used to track the assessment process in real time.
The entire process, from submitting documents to their verification, was conducted digitally. The ministry said strict quality checks were carried out at every stage to ensure transparency and accuracy.
In the category of cities with populations between 50,000 and 3 lakh, Madhya Pradesh's Dewas secured the first position, while the New Delhi Municipal Council ranked second. Sagar in Madhya Pradesh came third. In the 20,000–50,000 population category, Maharashtra's Vita topped the rankings. Aska in Odisha and Panaji in Goa secured the second and third positions, respectively.