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Smaller Indian Cities Top Swachh Survekshan 2025-26 Rankings
✍️ UdaipurTimes.com
🗓 12 Nov 2026, 03:46 PM
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The latest Swachh Survekshan 2025‑26 results show that smaller towns across India have outperformed larger metros in cleanliness scores.
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs released the Swachh Survekshan 2025‑26 rankings, highlighting that a group of smaller cities and towns have secured the top positions in the national cleanliness survey.
The survey evaluated municipalities on parameters such as solid‑waste management, toilet coverage, open‑defecation free status, citizen feedback and innovative sanitation initiatives.
Results indicate that many tier‑2 and tier‑3 urban centres have improved waste segregation, ramped up community awareness programmes and adopted efficient drainage systems, allowing them to surpass larger metropolitan areas.
Officials noted that the performance of these smaller cities demonstrates the impact of focused local governance and could serve as a model for larger cities struggling with sanitation challenges.
The rankings are expected to guide future funding allocations and shape policy priorities for urban cleanliness across the country.
The survey evaluated municipalities on parameters such as solid‑waste management, toilet coverage, open‑defecation free status, citizen feedback and innovative sanitation initiatives.
Results indicate that many tier‑2 and tier‑3 urban centres have improved waste segregation, ramped up community awareness programmes and adopted efficient drainage systems, allowing them to surpass larger metropolitan areas.
Officials noted that the performance of these smaller cities demonstrates the impact of focused local governance and could serve as a model for larger cities struggling with sanitation challenges.
The rankings are expected to guide future funding allocations and shape policy priorities for urban cleanliness across the country.