Dept. of Urban Development, MoHUA Announces Swachh Shehar Jodi Results Cities recognized for exemplary peer learning, collaboration and replication of best practices as part of Swachh Shehar Jodi under Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0
President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu honoured India’s cleanest cities at the Swachh Survekshan 2025-26 Award Ceremony in New Delhi for the 10th edition of the world’s largest urban sanitation survey - Swachh Survekshan held on 11th November 2026. The theme for SS 2025-26 is Swachhata Ki Nayi Pehel- Badhayein Haath, Karein Safai Saath (स्वच्छता की नई पहल बढाएं हाथ, करें सफाई साथ). All SS 2025-26 award winners were felicitated in the presence of Sh. Manohar Lal, Union Minister for MoHUA & Power and Shri Tokhan Sahu, Minister of State for MoHUA.
As part of the 10th edition of Swachh Survekshan, 4,751 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) were assessed across 176 sub-indicators in 10 sections. Over 3,000 trained field assessors from across the country conducted on-ground surveys covering all ULBs, supported by real-time, GPS-enabled monitoring. The entire process, from evidence submission to verification, is digital, transparent, and rigorously quality-checked at all stages.
This year 60 national awards were announced under 7 categories:
Top 3 Swachh Shehar Jodi (SSJ) Top 3 Clean Cities (this category excludes award-winning cities in Swachh Shehar Jodi) Swachh Shehar Rank 1, 2, 3 in 5 population categories
Swachh River Front Town Rank 1, 2, 3 Swachh Coastal Town Rank 1, 2, 3 Clean Himalayan City Rank 1, 2, 3 State/UT First Swachh City
On 11th November 2026, MoHUA announced the top three performing city pairs under the 'Swachh Shehar Jodi' initiative, a flagship peer-learning programme under Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U) 2.0. Swachh Shehar Jodi was launched by the Hon’ble Union Minster, Shri Manohar Lal on 27th September 2025 as the first-ever urban waste management mentorship initiative involving 70 high-performing mentor cities and around 191 mentee cities from 33 States/UTs, based on Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 rankings. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the mentor and mentee cities in a national event at Sonipat in September 2025.
Of the 191 Jodis announced by the Ministry, only the best-performing Jodi of each mentor city was considered.
The SSJ initiative promotes the principle of Each One - Teach One and is rooted in India’s timeless Guru–Shishya tradition, where knowledge, experience, and best practices are passed on from one city to another to collectively advance the journey towards urban excellence and cleanliness.
The Top 3 award winning Swachh Shehar city Jodis have been identified based on their combined total scores as Mentor and Mentee cities. The aggregate score reflects the joint performance and collaborative efforts of both cities under the Swachh Shehar Jodi initiative, thereby recognizing mentorship outcomes along with overall cleanliness and service delivery improvements.
The Top 3 ‘Swachh Shehar Jodi’ Initiative Award winners are:
Swachh Shehar Jodi Rank 1: Ahmedabad (Million Plus Population Category) and
Sanand (20,000-50,000 Population Category)
Swachh Shehar Jodi Rank 2: Indore (Million Plus Population Category) and
Depalpur (Less than 20,000 Population Category)
Swachh Shehar Jodi Rank 3: Tirupati (50,000-3 Lakh Population Category) and
Kuppam (20,000-50,000 Population Category)
List of Eligible Mentor Mentee City Pairs
S. No. State Name Mentor City Mentee City Award/Remarks
1 GUJARAT AHMEDABAD SANAND Swachh Shehar Jodi Rank 1
2 MADHYA PRADESH INDORE DEPALPUR Swachh Shehar Jodi Rank 2
3 ANDHRA PRADESH TIRUPATI KUPPAM Swachh Shehar Jodi Rank 3
4 ANDHRA PRADESH GUNTUR NUZIVID
5 DELHI NEW DELHI (NDMC) PALWAL
6 MADHYA PRADESH BHOPAL BERASIA
7 UTTAR PRADESH LUCKNOW RASULABAD_U (NP)
8 ODISHA ASKA ODAGAON
9 CHHATTISGARH RAIPUR BIRGAON (M)
10 CHHATTISGARH BILASPUR RATANPUR (NP)
11 ODISHA BHUBANESWAR JODA (M )
12 MAHARASHTRA NAVI MUMBAI KANNAD
13 MAHARASHTRA PANCHGANI BESA-PIPLA
14 CHHATTISGARH BILHA KOTA (NP)
15 GOA PANAJI MARGAO
16 MAHARASHTRA DEOLALI PRAVARA PETH
17 UTTAR PRADESH NOIDA BITHOOR (NP)
18 ANDHRA PRADESH RAJAHMUNDRY PITHAPURAM
19 CHHATTISGARH AMBIKAPUR BAIKUNTHPUR (M)
20 TELANGANA GREATER HYDERABAD MANTHANI
21 CHHATTISGARH PATAN GURUR (NP)
22 MAHARASHTRA MIRA-BHAYANDAR DEGLUR
23 MADHYA PRADESH GWALIOR DABRA
24 CHHATTISGARH KUMHARI AHIWARA (NP)
25 KERALA MATTANNUR (M) CHITTUR- THATHAMANGALAM
26 GUJARAT SURAT MANDVI
27 ANDHRA PRADESH VIJAYAWADA CHINTALAPUDI
28 JAMMU & KASHMIR JAMMU CHARAR-I-SHARIEF (MC)
29 MAHARASHTRA PIMPRI CHINCHWAD LAKHANDUR
30 ODISHA CHIKITI NILAGIRI (NAC)
31 HARYANA KARNAL ISMAILABAD
32 KARNATAKA MYSORE RAICHUR (CMC)
33 GOA SANQUELIM BICHOLIM
34 JHARKHAND JAMSHEDPUR GIRIDIH
35 MAHARASHTRA PANHALA MAHALUNG SHRIPUR
36 HARYANA SONIPAT HODAL
37 GUJARAT GANDHINAGAR JAMJODHPUR
38 GUJARAT VADODARA SIHOR
39 DD & DNH DAMAN DIU
Jodi Rank State Name Mentor City Mentee City Award/Remarks
40 BIHAR PATNA CHANPATIA
41 MAHARASHTRA VITA TULJAPUR
42 MAHARASHTRA KARHAD SANGRAMPUR
43 MAHARASHTRA SASWAD DEONI
44 UTTARAKHAND LALKUAN RAMPUR
45 ASSAM GUWAHATI MARIGAON MB
46 MAHARASHTRA LONAVALA KANDRI (KANHAN)
47 TRIPURA KHOWAI (NP) RANIRBAZAR (NP)
48 UTTAR PRADESH AGRA RANIYA (NP)
49 HIMACHAL PRADESH THEOG (M CL) KANDAGHAT
50 TAMIL NADU NAMAKKAL KILAMPADI
51 CHHATTISGARH BISHRAMPUR(NP) JARHI (NP)
52 KARNATAKA DAVANAGERE HIREKERUR (TP)
53 MANIPUR JIRIBAM ANDRO NAGAR
54 JHARKHAND BUNDU PHUSRO
55 SIKKIM MANGAN RANGPO
56 LADAKH KARGIL LEH
57 PUDUCHERRY OULGARET-OZHUKARAI KARAIKAL
58 MIZORAM LUNGLEI LAWNGTLAI
59 ARUNACHAL PRADESH JAIRAMPUR YACHULI
60 MEGHALAYA SHILLONG RESUBELPARA
61 NAGALAND JALUKIE (TC) ABOI TOWN COUNCIL
62 MADHYA PRADESH DEWAS SONKATCH Jodi not considered, as Mentee was not selected from the list provided by the Ministry
63 MADHYA PRADESH UJJAIN UNHEL
64 CHANDIGARH CHANDIGARH PANCHKULA
65 RAJASTHAN JAIPUR BAGRU (M)
66 PUNJAB BATHINDA RAMAN
67 MADHYA PRADESH SHAHGANJ BAADI
68 MADHYA PRADESH BUDNI REHTI
69 ASSAM NORTH LAKHIMPUR NARAYANPUR MB
70 RAJASTHAN DUNGARPUR SAGWARA (M)
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