Swachh Survekshan: 2017 Ranking
Indore is India’s cleanest city, according to the Swachh Survekshan 2017 (Swachh Bharat survey 2017), which was conducted in 434 cities and towns of the country. Other top 10 cleanest cities of the country are Bhopal, Visakhapatnam, Surat, Mysuru, Tiruchirapally, New Delhi Municipal Council, Navi Mumbai, Vadodara and Chandigarh. While releasing the findings of the survey, Minister of Urban Development said that Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Jharkhand and Chattisgarh followed by Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are the “movers and shakers” for having significantly improved their rankings from that of the survey conducted in 2014 before the launch of Swachh Bharat Mission in October 2014.