Jamshedpur also declared Jharkhand’s First Garbage Free City (GFC) with a 5-Star rating from 3-Star earlier. The city has also been declared Jharkhand’s First Water+ City

Jamshedpur has brought laurels to Jharkhand by securing the third position at the national level in the category of cities with a population between 3 to 10 lakh in the Swachh Survekshan 2024-25. The recognition was conferred by the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, during a prestigious award ceremony held at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi.

This year’s Swachh Survekshan, the ninth edition of India’s largest cleanliness survey, was conducted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA). It saw participation from over 4,500 cities, covering 1.1 crore households, and engaged more than 14 crore citizens through feedback and digital platforms. The cities were evaluated on 10 key parameters and 54 indicators including door-to-door waste collection, source segregation, public sanitation facilities, citizen feedback, and innovation in waste management.

Marking its 9th edition, Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 is the world's largest urban cleanliness survey and a key pillar of the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban.

President Droupadi Murmu will confer the prestigious Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 Awards for urban cleanliness during a national ceremony organised by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.

Marking its ninth edition, Swachh Survekshan (SS) 2024-25 is the world's largest urban cleanliness survey and a key pillar of the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U).

The event will unveil the cleanest cities in India, honouring the outstanding efforts made by urban local bodies in advancing the mission.

The Swachh Survekshan, launched in 2016 with just 73 urban local bodies, has since expanded exponentially to cover over 4,500 cities. The 2024-25 edition continues to build on this legacy, spotlighting the theme of 'Reduce, Reuse, Recycle,' according to the MoHUA.

More than 3,000 trained assessors carried out detailed inspections in every ward across the country over a period of 45 days.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed the nation in his 124th 'Mann Ki Baat' episode, focusing on the importance of 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan' in ensuring cleanliness and waste management.

"Sometimes a task comes across as impossible to some people. They wonder, would this even be possible? But, when the country comes together on one thought, even the impossible becomes possible. 'Swachh Bharat Mission' is the biggest example of this. Soon, this mission will complete 11 years. But, its strength and its need is still the same," an official release quoted PM Modi as saying.

As the Swachh Bharat Mission nears its 11th anniversary, PM Modi stated that more than 4,500 cities and towns across the nation have joined the cleanliness movement this year.

 "In these 11 years, 'Swachh Bharat Mission' has become a mass movement. People consider it their duty, and this is real public participation. The Swachh Survey, conducted every year, has lifted this feeling further. More than 150 million people participated in it. This is not an ordinary number. This is the voice of Swachh Bharat," PM Modi said.

Agra and Prayagraj win top honours at the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2024-25, recognising their remarkable urban sanitation achievements under CM Yogi’s leadership.

Uttar Pradesh – In a remarkable display of civic excellence, two historic cities of Uttar Pradesh—Agra and Prayagraj—have been lauded at the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2024–25, emerging as frontrunners in India’s urban cleanliness movement. The accolades mark a significant stride under Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s vision for a cleaner, healthier, and more sustainable Uttar Pradesh.

Agra was conferred with the prestigious “Promising Swachh Shehar” award and a 5-star rating certificate in the Garbage-Free Cities category—an endorsement of the city’s consistent efforts to overhaul waste management and urban sanitation.

Following this achievement, Agra Mayor Hemlata Diwakar Kushwaha and Municipal Commissioner IAS Ankit Khandelwal, (2017 batch of the UP cadre), met Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in Lucknow to share the accomplishment and thank the state government for its policy support and infrastructural push under the Swachh Bharat Mission. Khandelwal, a committed bureaucrat, has been instrumental in driving citizen engagement and deploying innovative waste segregation and processing methods across the city.