Not Indore, But Navi Mumbai Is India’s Cleanest City In Swachh Survekshan 2025-26

Results of the Swachh Survekshan 2025-26 are out and Navi Mumbai has ranked as India’s cleanest city 2026. The city has also managed to break Indore’s eight-year winning streak, earning the title of the cleanest city in India in 2025-26. Following Navi Mumbai are Surat on the second position and Vijayawada on the third position. The results were announced on November 11, 2026, at an official award ceremony in New Delhi, in the presence of President Draupadi Murmu.

Navi Mumbai Crowned Cleanest City In India

Indore Loses To Navi Mumbai In The 10th Swachh Survekshan 2025-26

The Swachh Survekshan 2025-26 brought a major shift in the results this year. Indore, which has been taking the crown for the ‘cleanest city in India’ for the last eight years consecutively, did not retain its position in the 2025-26 survey. Instead, it was recognized in the newly introduced ‘Swacch Shehar Jodi’ category, securing second place along with its partner town, Depalpur.

In the ‘Swacch Shehar Jodi’ category, Ahmedabad and its partner town Sanand secured the first position. Indore and Depalpur stood second, while Tirupati and Kuppam stood third.

The 10th edition of the Swach Survekshan Survey covered more than 4,700 urban local bodies across the country. It assessed cities on different aspects of cleanliness, waste collection, sanitation, and public participation.

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Which Indian Cities Ranked Among India’s Cleanest?

In the Super Swachh League Category, Navi Mumbai secured the first position. It was followed by Surat in Gujarat and Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh.

The rankings for cities with a population of more than 10 lakh people were different. In this category, Greater Visakhapatnam secured the top position, while Jabalpur and Lucknow finished second and third respectively.

Among cities with a population between 3 lakh and 10 lakh, Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain secured the top spot. Chandigarh took the second spot while Guntur secured the third spot.

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Winners In Other Population Categories And Geographical Categories

The survey also recognized cities in other population groups as well as geographical categories. These are as follows:

Cities with a population of 50,000 to 3 lakh:

1st position: Dewas in Madhya Pradesh

2nd position: New Delhi Municipal Council

3rd position: Sagar in Madhya Pradesh

Cities with a population of 20,000 to 50,000:

1st position: Vita in Maharashtra

2nd position: Aska in Odisha

3rd position: Panaji in Goa

Cleanest Riverfront Town: Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, followed by Bilaspur and Varanasi.

Cleanest Coastal Town: Puri in Odisha, followed by Alappuzha and Ratnagiri.

Cleanest Himalayan City: Rudrapur in Uttarakhand, followed by Jammu and Shopian.

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Summing Up

Navi Mumbai has earned the title of ‘India’s Cleanest City’ in the Swachh Survekshan 2025-26. The city has broken the previous eight-year streak of Indore on the top position, and Surat and Vijayawada have earned the second and third position respectively. The Swachh Survekshan 2025-26 has recognized cities across population groups and geographical categories, and recorded improvements in several cleanliness-related areas compared to the 2024-25 survey.