| Abbreviation: | SS |
| Native Name: | स्वच्छ सर्वेक्षण |
| Ministry: | Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs |
| Country: | India |
| Primeminister: | Narendra Modi |
| Owner: | Quality Council of India |
Swachh Survekshan (lit. Sanskrit "Swachh" for Cleanliness and "Survekshan" for Survey - (सर्व (sarv, “all”) + ईक्षण (īkṣaṇ, “viewing”) is an annual survey of cleanliness, hygiene and sanitation in villages, cities and towns across India. It was launched as part of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, which aimed to make India clean and free of open defecation by 2 October 2019. The first survey was undertaken in 2016 and covered 73 cities (53 cities with a population of over a million, and all state capitals); by 2020 the survey had grown to cover 4242 cities and was said to be the largest cleanliness survey in the world. The surveys are carried out by Quality Council of India.[1] [2]
The survey is carried out by the Quality Council of India, which in 2020 covered 4242 cities and towns, It include 5 Lakhs+ ULB Document Evidence captured, 24 Lakhs+ Geotagged Photos captured from field and feedback from 1.9 crore people[3]
Survey in 2020 was weighted on 6000 points. The criteria and weightages for different components of sanitation related aspects used for the survey were:
a) Service Level Progress-1300 marks
b) Citizen feedback – 1500 marks
c) Direct observation – 1500 marks
d) GFC (SWM) 1,000 Marks; ODF /ODF+ / ODF++ 500 Marks
e) Average ranking of Quarterly Assessments (April 2019 to June 2019, July 2019 to Sep 2019, Oct 2019 to Dec 2019)-200 Marks
The Swachh Sarvekshan survey experts gave a score of 525 out of 6000 to the municipal corporation of Kota. Kota, a city in Rajasthan that is famous for its IIT and Medical coaching centres, is seriously criticized by Swachhta Mission. The city is located at the bank of the Chambal River and is home to six government universities, Rajasthan Technical University, Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), University of Kota, Agriculture University, Vardhman Mahaveer Open University, and Agriculture University. None of these institutions initiated any research projects to alleviate such endangered situation and disruptions. Every day tons of garbage and chemical materials are disposed directly into the Chambal river. The National Brand Ambassador of Swachh Bharat Mission Dr. DP Sharma evaluated the status of the city after the latest evaluation and also criticized the city's Municipal Corporation for its Swachhta management.[4] According to his evaluation the city scored 545 marks out of 6000 point scale. Dainik Bhaskar, a regional newspaper also covered the issue and took stock of the cleanliness of the city. The next day more than 49 NGOs and social activists mobilized public-private institutions and individuals to take the oath to keep the city neat and clean. A local career centre in the city has created a separate cleanness brigade to support the Swachhta mission and clean the city's roads and crematoriums.[4] [5]
According to the 2020 survey, Swachh Survekshan Results 2020: Indore in Madhya Pradesh retained its position as the cleanest city in India for the fourth consecutive year, according to the Swachh Survekshan 2020 survey results.[6] [7] [8]
While 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.
| Number of cities surveyed or ranked | 73 | 434 | 4203 | 4237 | 4242 | |
| Duration of survey | 4 January 2017 and 7 February 2017 | |||||
| Sources of data | [9] | [10] | [11] | [12] | [13] [14] | |
| Cleanest ten cities |
| More than 10 Lakh Population | ||||
| Ten least clean cities (at the bottom of the list) | 64. Kalyan Dombivili (Maharashtra) 65. Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) 66. Jamshedpur (Jharkhand) 67. Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) 68. Raipur (Chhattisgarh) 69. Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) 70. Patna (Bihar) 71. Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) 72. Asansol (West Bengal) |
| 1 | Indore | Madhya Pradesh | |
| 2 | Surat | Gujarat | |
| 3 | Navi Mumbai | Maharashtra | |
| 4 | Ambikapur | Chhattisgarh | |
| 5 | Mysore | Karnataka | |
| 6 | Vijayawada | Andhra Pradesh | |
| 7 | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | |
| 8 | New Delhi (NDMC) | Delhi | |
| 9 | Chandrapur_M | Maharashtra | |
| 10 | Khargone | Madhya Pradesh | |
| Source: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.[16] | |||
| 1 | Indore | Madhya Pradesh | |
| 2 | Surat | Gujarat | |
| 3 | Vijaywada | Andhra Pradesh | |
| 4 | Navi Mumbai | Maharashtra | |
| 5 | New Delhi | New Delhi | |
| 6 | Ambikapur | Chhattisgarh | |
| 7 | Tirupati | Andhra Pradesh | |
| 8 | Pune | Maharashtra | |
| 9 | Noida | Uttar Pradesh | |
| 10 | Ujjain | Madhya Pradesh | |
| Source: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.[19] | |||