President Droupadi Murmu felicitated the winners of the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2025-26 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on 11 November 2026, recognising outstanding performance in urban sanitation and cleanliness. A total of 60 national awards were presented across various categories.
- The survey covered 4,751 cities, with around 2.70 crore citizens providing feedback. It assessed urban local bodies on 43 indicators across 10 key sanitation domains.
- Navi Mumbai, Surat and Vijayawada topped the Super Swachh League, while Greater Visakhapatnam, Jabalpur and Lucknow secured the top three positions in the million-plus population category.
- The Swachh Shehar Jodi initiative paired 70 mentor cities with 191 mentee cities to promote knowledge-sharing and improve urban cleanliness.
