New Delhi Municipal council (NDMC) has been awarded 1st ranking for being cleanest city in the country in the category of 1-3 lakh population under Swachh Sarvekshan 2021.
The North Corporation is ranked 45 compared to 43rd position in Swachh Survekshan 2020, East Corporation ranked at 40th position, while the South Corporation remained in 31st slot.
The North Corporation got the first position in “India’s Best Mega City in Citizen’s Feedback” in the category of 40 lakh population. North Commissioner Sanjay Goel on behalf of North DMC received the award from Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.
NDMC has also been adjudged as 5 star garbage free city and water plus certified category defined by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), a senior NDMC official said.
President of India Ram Nath Kovind distributed awards in the presence of Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and Chief Ministers, Mayors, dignitaries from various cities across the country.
The award was received from NDMC led by Chairman Dharmendra along with Secretary of NDMC Isha Khosla.
Swachh Survekshan is the world’s largest cleanliness survey carried out in India with the vision of Prime Minister Narender Modi to make Garbage free India under Swachh Bharat Mission.
It started in 2016 where only 73 cities participated and now the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Government of India has declared the result of 6th Swachh Survekshan survey, conducted in the year 2021 in which 4320 cities have participated.
The Swachh Amrit Mahotsav award ceremony was held at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi today in which awards have been given to approximately 300 cities in various categories.
