Swachh Survekshan 2017 Cleanest City Rankings: Controversy

    swachh survekshan 2017 cleanest city

    Most of the waste being produced is from the urban sectors and cities. All small villages needed to be was being aware of the consequences of staying unclean and the conditions of villages actually improved drastically. While on the other hand, we educated townies very much ignore the cleanliness of the environment we breathe in.

    Swachh Survekshan 2017 conducted a second survey in 2017 (The first one was in 2004) to find the Cleanest city of India by Quality Council of India (QCI), an autonomous body established by Government of India in 1997 for Quality assurance in all spheres of activities including Governance.

    What Was The Actual Process?

    What you should pay attention to, is the process of deciding the ranks of these cities. The team basically consisted of 421 assessors who visited 17,500 places in 434 cities and towns which are a part of this survey. A special team of another 55 people was appointed for regularly monitoring the survey process in real time. The actual process was that they gave the cities points based on the spot assessment out of 2000 marks.

    The distribution was: 900 marks for data provided by Municipal bodies of that particular city, 500 marks for data collection during random assessment and direct observation and 600 marks for the collection of direct citizen feedback.

    Since these ranks weren’t determined by studying all the outputs but a small sample space, there is a chance of this test not being 100% precise. Also, there are other major countries and states which chose not to participate in the survey. This also doubts the legitimacy since the ranks could differ if those cities were involved too.

    Anyways, we would like you to be the judge of that by observing the results attached below. Also, comment down if you agree with the results or not.

    Follow the official Twitter account of Swachh Bharat for regular updates and queries. Here is a link to the official report if you are willing to read the details.

    Ranking City State
    1 Indore Madhya Pradesh
    2 Bhopal Madhya Pradesh
    3 Visakhapatnam (Vizag) Andhra Pradesh
    4 Surat Gujarat
    5 Mysuru (Mysore) Karnataka
    6 Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) Tamil Nadu
    7 New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) Delhi
    8 Navi Mumbai Maharashtra
    9 Tirupati Andhra Pradesh
    10 Vadodara Gujarat
    11 Chandigarh Chandigarh
    12 Ujjain Madhya Pradesh
    13 Pune Maharashtra
    14 Amdavad (Ahmedabad) Gujarat
    15 Ambikapur Chattisgarh
    16 Coimbatore Tamil Nadu
    17 Khargone Madhya Pradesh
    18 Rajkot (M. Corp) Gujarat
    19 Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh
    20 Gandhinagar (NA) Gujarat
    21 Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh
    22 Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) Telangana
    23 Sagar Madhya Pradesh
    24 Murwara (Katni) Madhya Pradesh
    25 Navsari Gujarat
    26 Vapi Gujarat
    27 Gwalior Madhya Pradesh
    28 Warangal Telangana
    29 Greater Mumbai Maharashtra
    30 Suryapet Telangana
    31 Tadipatri Andhra Pradesh
    32 Varanasi Uttar Pradesh
    33 Bhavnagar Gujarat
    34 Kalol Gujarat
    35 Jamnagar Gujarat
    36 Omkareshwar Madhya Pradesh
    37 Kumbakonam Tamil Nadu
    38 Rewa Madhya Pradesh
    39 Jetpur Navagadh Gujarat
    40 Narasaraopet Andhra Pradesh
    41 Chas Jharkhand
    42 Erode Tamil Nadu
    43 Kakinada Andhra Pradesh
    44 Tenali Andhra Pradesh
    45 Siddipet Telangana
    46 Rajahmundry Andhra Pradesh
    47 Shimla Himachal Pradesh
    48 Ratlam Madhya Pradesh
    49 Godhra Gujarat
    50 Gangtok Sikkim
    51 Singrauli Madhya Pradesh
    52 Junagadh Gujarat
    53 Chhindwara Madhya Pradesh
    54 Bhilai Nagar Chattisgarh
    55 Sehore Madhya Pradesh
    56 Shirdi (Shirdhi) Maharashtra
    57 Madurai Tamil Nadu
    58 Dewas Madhya Pradesh
    59 Hoshangabad Madhya Pradesh
    60 Bharuch Gujarat
    61 Pithampur Madhya Pradesh
    62 Tambaram Tamil Nadu
    63 Mangaluru (Mangalore) Karnataka
    64 Jamshedpur (NAC) Jharkhand
    65 Karnal Haryana
    66 Dwarka Gujarat
    67 Gandhidham Gujarat
    68 Tiruppur Tamil Nadu
    69 Nadiad Gujarat
    70 Ongole Andhra Pradesh
    71 Chittoor Andhra Pradesh
    72 Pimpri-Chinchwad Maharashtra
    73 Khandwa Madhya Pradesh
    74 Mandsaur Madhya Pradesh
    75 Satna Madhya Pradesh
    76 Chandrapur Maharashtra
    77 Korba Chattisgarh
    78 Betul Madhya Pradesh
    79 Botad Gujarat
    80 Nandyal Andhra Pradesh
    81 Giridih Jharkhand
    82 Hosur Tamil Nadu
    83 Machilipatnam Andhra Pradesh
    84 Velankani (Vellankanni) Tamil Nadu
    85 Durg Chattisgarh
    86 Eluru Andhra Pradesh
    87 Bhimavaram Andhra Pradesh
    88 Faridabad Haryana
    89 Ambarnath Maharashtra
    90 Panaji Goa
    91 Hazaribag Jharkhand
    92 Chhatarpur (Chhattarpur) Madhya Pradesh
    93 Guntakal Andhra Pradesh
    94 Bhubaneswar Town Odisha
    95 Palanpur Gujarat
    96 Morbi Gujarat
    97 Tadepalligudem Andhra Pradesh
    98 Bhuj Gujarat
    99 Mehsana Gujarat
    100 Leh Jammu and Kashmir
    101 Veraval Gujarat
    102 Deoghar Jharkhand
    103 Anand Gujarat
    104 Raigarh Chattisgarh
    105 Aizawl (NT) Mizoram
    106 Dindigul Tamil Nadu
    107 Chilakaluripet Andhra Pradesh
    108 Vellore Tamil Nadu
    109 Dhanbad Jharkhand
    110 Karaikkudi Tamil Nadu
    111 Patan Gujarat
    112 Gurugram (Gurgaon) Haryana
    113 Pudukkottai Tamil Nadu
    114 Nagda Madhya Pradesh
    115 Solapur Maharashtra
    116 Thane Maharashtra
    117 Ranchi Jharkhand
    118 Guntur Andhra Pradesh
    119 Srikakulam Andhra Pradesh
    120 Deesa Gujarat
    121 S.A.S. Nagar Punjab
    122 Imphal Manipur
    123 Amreli Gujarat
    124 Dhule Maharashtra
    125 Rajapalayam Tamil Nadu
    126 Vizianagaram Andhra Pradesh
    127 Kancheepuram Tamil Nadu
    128 Bhind Madhya Pradesh
    129 Raipur Chattisgarh
    130 Mira-Bhayandar Maharashtra
    131 Mango (NAC) Jharkhand
    132 Bathinda Punjab
    133 Proddatur Andhra Pradesh
    134 Guwahati Assam
    135 Salem Tamil Nadu
    136 Neemuch Madhya Pradesh
    137 Nagpur Maharashtra
    138 Burhanpur Madhya Pradesh
    139 Vasai Virar City Maharashtra
    140 Ludhiana Punjab
    141 Ichalkaranji Maharashtra
    142 Valsad Gujarat
    143 Udupi Karnataka
    144 Adityapur Jharkhand
    145 Aligarh Uttar Pradesh
    146 Biharsharif Bihar
    147 Shivamogga (Shimoga) Karnataka
    148 Mandya Karnataka
    149 Dharmavaram Andhra Pradesh
    150 Surendranagar Dudhrej Gujarat
    151 Nashik Maharashtra
    152 Tumakuru (Tumkur) Karnataka
    153 Gondal Gujarat
    154 Kadapa Andhra Pradesh
    155 Pallavaram Tamil Nadu
    156 Gudivada Andhra Pradesh
    157 Satara Maharashtra
    158 Kulgaon Badlapur (Badlapur) Maharashtra
    159 Kavali Andhra Pradesh
    160 Hindupur Andhra Pradesh
    161 Nagaon Assam
    162 Jalgaon Maharashtra
    163 Seoni Madhya Pradesh
    164 Rajnandgaon Chattisgarh
    165 Nellore Andhra Pradesh
    166 Jhansi Uttar Pradesh
    167 Gadag Betageri Karnataka
    168 Raurkela Odisha
    169 Avadi Tamil Nadu
    170 Panvel Maharashtra
    171 Bundi Rajasthan
    172 Delhi Cantonment Delhi
    173 Vidisha Madhya Pradesh
    174 Nagercoil Tamil Nadu
    175 Kanpur Uttar Pradesh
    176 Kurnool Andhra Pradesh
    177 Kolhapur Maharashtra
    178 Nizamabad Telangana
    179 Bilaspur Chattisgarh
    180 Sikar Rajasthan
    181 Nandurbar Maharashtra
    182 Miryalaguda Telangana
    183 Ahmednagar Maharashtra
    184 Porbandar Gujarat
    185 Nagapattinam Tamil Nadu
    186 Pali Rajasthan
    187 Berhampur(Brahmapur Town) Odisha
    188 Pathankot Punjab
    189 Puducherry (Pondicherry) Puducherry
    190 Balasore(Baleshwar Town) Odisha
    191 Ramagundam Telangana
    192 Nanded Waghala Maharashtra
    193 Tirunelveli Tamil Nadu
    194 Puri Town Odisha
    195 Adilabad Telangana
    196 East Delhi Municipal Corporation Delhi
    197 Anantnag Jammu and Kashmir
    198 Thanjavur Tamil Nadu
    199 Hubli-Dharwad Karnataka
    200 Nalgonda Telangana
    201 Karimnagar Telangana
    202 South Delhi Municipal Corporation Delhi
    203 Bagalkote(Bagalkot) Karnataka
    204 Cuttack Odisha
    205 Morena Madhya Pradesh
    206 Ozhukarai Puducherry
    207 Ulhasnagar Maharashtra
    208 Kohima Nagaland
    209 Jodhpur Rajasthan
    210 Bruhat Bengaluru (BBMP) Karnataka
    211 Panchkula Haryana
    212 Bhilwara Rajasthan
    213 Ananthapuramu (Ananthapur) Andhra Pradesh
    214 Srikalahasti Andhra Pradesh
    215 Jaipur Rajasthan
    216 Itanagar Arunachal Pradesh
    217 Bhadravathi(Bhadravati) Karnataka
    218 Roorkee Uttarakhand
    219 Osmanabad Maharashtra
    220 Ranebennur (Ranibennur) Karnataka
    221 Port Blair Andaman and Nicobar Islands
    222 Ferozepur Punjab
    223 Thoothukudi (Thoothukkudi) Tamil Nadu
    224 Adoni Andhra Pradesh
    225 Chickamagaluru (Chikmagalur) Karnataka
    226 Ajmer Rajasthan
    227 Hassan Karnataka
    228 Shivpuri Madhya Pradesh
    229 Parbhani Maharashtra
    230 Yavatmal Maharashtra
    231 Amravati Maharashtra
    232 Jagdalpur Chattisgarh
    233 Jalandhar Punjab
    234 Kalyan-Dombivli Maharashtra
    235 Greater Chennai (Chennai) Tamil Nadu
    236 Khammam Telangana
    237 Sangli Miraj Kupwad Maharashtra
    238 Tiruvannamalai Tamil Nadu
    239 Malegaon Maharashtra
    240 Udgir Maharashtra
    241 Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir
    242 Damoh Madhya Pradesh
    243 Sonepat (Sonipat) Haryana
    244 Haridwar Uttarakhand
    245 Saharanpur Uttar Pradesh
    246 Jaunpur Uttar Pradesh
    247 Allahabad Uttar Pradesh
    248 Belagavi (Belgaum) Karnataka
    249 Mahabubnagar Telangana
    250 Cuddalore Tamil Nadu
    251 Jammu Jammu and Kashmir
    252 Ayodhya Uttar Pradesh
    253 Thanesar Haryana
    254 Kozhikode (Calicut) Kerala
    255 Gangapur City Rajasthan
    256 Kashipur Uttarakhand
    257 Kishanganj Bihar
    258 Amritsar Punjab
    259 Kullu Himachal Pradesh
    260 Dabra Madhya Pradesh
    261 Baripada Town Odisha
    262 Patna Bihar
    263 Agra Uttar Pradesh
    264 Silvassa (Silvasa) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
    265 Jind Haryana
    266 Guna Madhya Pradesh
    267 Ambur Tamil Nadu
    268 Rameswaram (Rameshwaram) Tamil Nadu
    269 Lucknow Uttar Pradesh
    270 Bettiah Bihar
    271 Kochi (Cochin) Kerala
    272 Hajipur Bihar
    273 Orai Uttar Pradesh
    274 Sirsa Haryana
    275 Bhagalpur Bihar
    276 Shillong Meghalaya
    277 Dimapur Nagaland
    278 Sasaram Bihar
    279 North Delhi Municipal Corporation Delhi
    280 Silchar Assam
    281 Madanapalle Andhra Pradesh
    282 Kaithal Haryana
    283 Ballari(Bellary) Karnataka
    284 Barnala Punjab
    285 Beawar Rajasthan
    286 Palakkad Kerala
    287 Barshi Maharashtra
    288 Davanagere Karnataka
    289 Datia Madhya Pradesh
    290 Agartala Tripura
    291 Hisar Haryana
    292 Jhunjhunu Rajasthan
    293 Bodh Gaya Bihar
    294 Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) Karnataka
    295 Rohtak Haryana
    296 Akola Maharashtra
    297 Dibrugarh Assam
    298 Bareilly Uttar Pradesh
    299 Aurangabad Maharashtra
    300 Sujangarh Rajasthan
    301 Chittorgarh(Chittaurgarh) Rajasthan
    302 Beed(Bid) Maharashtra
    303 Rewari Haryana
    304 Muzaffarpur Bihar
    305 Chandausi Uttar Pradesh
    306 Guruvayur Kerala
    307 Jehanabad Bihar
    308 Ambala Sadar (Ambala) Haryana
    309 Sultanpur Uttar Pradesh
    310 Udaipur Rajasthan
    311 Achalpur Maharashtra
    312 Vijayapura (Bijapur) Karnataka
    313 Wardha Maharashtra
    314 Gorakhpur Uttar Pradesh
    315 Bidar Karnataka
    316 Dehradun Uttarakhand
    317 Hosapete (Hospet) Karnataka
    318 Latur Maharashtra
    319 Bikaner Rajasthan
    320 Lalitpur Uttar Pradesh
    321 Moradabad Uttar Pradesh
    322 Sambalpur Town Odisha
    323 Hoshiarpur Punjab
    324 Thrissur (M.Corp) Kerala
    325 Rudrapur Uttarakhand
    326 Shamli Uttar Pradesh
    327 Buxar Bihar
    328 Raichur Karnataka
    329 Tonk Rajasthan
    330 Nainital Uttarakhand
    331 Loni Uttar Pradesh
    332 Hanumangarh Rajasthan
    333 Akbarpur Uttar Pradesh
    334 Dehri Bihar
    335 Panipat Haryana
    336 Etawah Uttar Pradesh
    337 Chitradurga Karnataka
    338 Deoria Uttar Pradesh
    339 Meerut Uttar Pradesh
    340 Diu Daman and Diu
    341 Kota Rajasthan
    342 Purnia Bihar
    343 Gondia Maharashtra
    344 Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh
    345 Bhiwani Haryana
    346 Yamunanagar Haryana
    347 Robertson Pet Karnataka
    348 Motihari Bihar
    349 Bhadrak Odisha
    350 Daman Daman and Diu
    351 Ghaziabad Uttar Pradesh
    352 Mathura Uttar Pradesh
    353 Bahadurgarh Haryana
    354 Baran Rajasthan
    355 Hinganghat Maharashtra
    356 Darbhanga Bihar
    357 Aurangabad (Bihar) Bihar
    358 Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan
    359 Ganganagar Rajasthan
    360 Modinagar Uttar Pradesh
    361 Ballia Uttar Pradesh
    362 Gaya Bihar
    363 Malerkotla Punjab
    364 Alwar Rajasthan
    365 Kollam Kerala
    366 Kannur Kerala
    367 Hindaun Rajasthan
    368 Jalna Maharashtra
    369 Moga Punjab
    370 Maunath Bhanjan Uttar Pradesh
    371 Bharatpur Rajasthan
    372 Thiruvananthapuram Kerala
    373 Kolar Karnataka
    374 Pilibhit Uttar Pradesh
    375 Firozabad Uttar Pradesh
    376 Siwan Bihar
    377 Farrukhabad-cum-Fatehgarh Uttar Pradesh
    378 Sambhal Uttar Pradesh
    379 Mainpuri Uttar Pradesh
    380 Alappuzha (Alleppey) Kerala
    381 Gangawati Karnataka
    382 Mughalsarai Uttar Pradesh
    383 Faizabad Uttar Pradesh
    384 Nagaur Rajasthan
    385 Banda Uttar Pradesh
    386 Basti Uttar Pradesh
    387 Dhaulpur Rajasthan
    388 Badami Karnataka
    389 Mirzapur-cum-Vindhyachal Uttar Pradesh
    390 Arrah Bihar
    391 Dinapur Nizamat (Danapur) Bihar
    392 Bhiwandi-Nizampur(Bhiwandi) Maharashtra
    393 Amroha Uttar Pradesh
    394 Rae Bareli Uttar Pradesh
    395 Haldwani-cum-Kathgodam Uttarakhand
    396 Saharsa Bihar
    397 Palwal Haryana
    398 Azamgarh Uttar Pradesh
    399 Rampur Uttar Pradesh
    400 Khanna Punjab
    401 Shikohabad Uttar Pradesh
    402 Jhalawar Rajasthan
    403 Bhiwadi Rajasthan
    404 Begusarai Bihar
    405 Churu Rajasthan
    406 Etah Uttar Pradesh
    407 Sitapur Uttar Pradesh
    408 Hathras Uttar Pradesh
    409 Kasganj Uttar Pradesh
    410 Lakhimpur Uttar Pradesh
    411 Patiala Punjab
    412 Fatehpur Uttar Pradesh
    413 Ghazipur Uttar Pradesh
    414 Jamalpur Bihar
    415 Munger Bihar
    416 Kavaratti Lakshadweep
    417 Unnao Uttar Pradesh
    418 Batala Punjab
    419 Kishangarh Rajasthan
    420 Badaun(Budaun) Uttar Pradesh
    421 Baraut Uttar Pradesh
    422 Chapra Bihar
    423 Bulandshahr Uttar Pradesh
    424 Hapur Uttar Pradesh
    425 Khurja Uttar Pradesh
    426 Shahjahanpur Uttar Pradesh
    427 Abohar Punjab
    428 Muktsar Punjab
    429 Bahraich Uttar Pradesh
    430 Katihar Bihar
    431 Hardoi Uttar Pradesh
    432 Bagaha Bihar
    433 Bhusawal Maharashtra
    434 Gonda Uttar Pradesh

     

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