Swachh Survekshan Awards

Subject – Governance

Context – Indore keeps cleanest city tag for fifth year

Concept –

Indore was on Saturday ranked the cleanest city for the fifth consecutive year by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in its annual cleanliness ranking.
The Swachh Survekshan Awards, 2021 handed out by President Ram Nath Kovind included the cleanest State honour for Chhattisgarh for the third time, in the category of States with more than 100 urban local bodies.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s constituency, Varanasi, won the award for the cleanest “Ganga city”.
Among cities, Surat and Vijayawada secured the second and third place, respectively.
Bengaluru was declared the ‘Fastest Mover’ mega city among metros with a population of more than 40 lakh in the Swachh Survekshan 2021.