President Droupadi Murmu to Honour India’s Cleanest Cities at 10th Swachh Survekshan Awards 2025-26

November 9, 2026

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu will felicitate the cleanest cities of India on the occasion of 10th Edition of Swachh Survekshan Awards 2025-26.

The President will be awarding various awards during the event to be held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs, Manohar Lal and Minister of State, Tokhan Sahu will also be present during the event, an official statement said.

The awards have been organised under the Department of Urban Development, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) to acknowledge the commendable contribution of cities in maintaining cleanliness and managing urban waste.

Swachh Survekshan 2025-26 to Honour Best Performing Cities

The best performing cities will be honoured under ‘Swachh Shehar Jodi’ scheme.

Swachh Shehar Jodi has created a network of 70 mentor cities and 191 mentee cities across 33 States and Union Territories.

Union Minister Manohar Lal has launched Swachh Shehar Jodi on 27th September 2025, the first of its kind mentorship and peer learning programme related to urban waste.

During the event, an MoU was also signed between the mentor and mentee cities.

The Swachh Survekshan 2025-26 awards commemorate the collective efforts of cities and states during the last decade and reaffirm their commitment to maintain the improvements achieved, the statement said.

Swachh Survekshan Involves Over 4751 Cities

Since its initiation in 2016, Swachh Survekshan has grown from surveying only 73 urban local bodies to more than 4751 cities.

In the 10th Edition, the survey has been improved further. It includes more citizen led feedback and has a larger scope of surveying urban riverfronts, coasts and water-bodies.

The survey includes particular metrics for cities to reduce open defecation and urination, cleanliness in tourist spots and heritage sites and behaviour change activities in schools.

More Than 3000 Assessors Survey Country

For the 10th Edition, urban local bodies have been assessed on 43 indicators in 10 assessment areas.

More than 3000 trained assessors conducted extensive field visits around the country. During the process, there was GPS based real time tracking.

The whole process for submitting and verifying evidence was done digitally. There were strict quality assurance processes in place.

These awards recognise the work of cities and states to improve sanitation, waste management and cleanliness. It also encourages them to continue these initiatives.