SWACHH SURVEKSHAN 2020.
                     SWACHH SURVEKSHAN 2020
INTRODUCTION
• Swachh Survekshan 2020 is a survey conducted by the Union 
Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry to rank the cleanest cities of the 
country.
Source: Swachh Survekshan 
WHY IN NEWS
• Recently, the Swachh Survekshan 2020 report has been launched 
by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA).
• It is the fifth edition of the annual cleanliness urban survey 
conducted by the MoHUA. It is one of the world’s largest sanitation 
surveys.
Source: Organiser.org
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
• Indore was announced as the cleanest city in India by the Union 
Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry.
• As per the results of the Swachh Survekshan 2020, Patna and Gaya 
are one of the dirtiest cities in the country.
Source: Cleanliness Survey
OBJECTIVE 
• The objective of Swachh Survekshan is to generating large-scale 
citizen participation in the Mission, along with inculcating a spirit of 
healthy competition among cities towards becoming India's cleanest 
cities.
Source: Swachh Survekshan 
RANKS OF INDIA
• Gujarat’s Surat bagged the second spot, Maharashtra’s Navi 
Mumbai ranked third. 
• Varanasi was adjudged the ‘best Ganga town’ in the central 
government’s cleanliness survey.
Source: naidunia.com
BEST-PERFORMING STATE
• Meanwhile, Jharkhand ranked on top in the list of best performing 
states, with less than 100 ULBs, in terms of overall performance. 
• Chhattisgarh bagged the award for the best-performing state with 
over 100 ULBs.
Source: Swachh Survekshan 
ALL ABOUT THE SURVEY
• 1.87 crore citizens participated in the survey of 4,242 cities, 62 
cantonment boards and 92 towns along the Ganga river.
• The 'Swachh Survekshan 2020' was completed in 28 days.
Source: baliyans.com
SWACHHATA APP
• It saw registration of 1.7 crore citizens on Swachhata App, over 11 
crore impressions on social media, more than 5.5 lakh sanitary 
workers linked to social welfare schemes and over 84,000 informal 
waste-pickers integrated into the mainstream.
Source: Swachh Survekshan 
100% OPEN DEFECATION FREE (ODF)
• SBM-U was launched in 2014, with the objective of making urban 
India 100% Open Defecation Free along with 100% scientific solid 
waste management.
• It has a deep impact on health, livelihoods, quality of life and 
behaviour, which proved to be very helpful while dealing with 
the Covid-19 pandemic as well.
Source: theweek.in
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• Varanasi has been ranked the cleanest among 46 Ganga towns.
• Jalandhar got the top rank among cantonments.
• New Delhi was the cleanest capital city.
Source: MyGov.in