Swachh Survekshan 2020 announced 

Swachh Survekshan 2020 announced 

Part of: GS-Prelims and GS-I – Social Issues 

In News:

• Awards for Swachh Survekshan 2020 was recently announced. 
• It is the fifth edition of the annual cleanliness urban survey. 
• Conducted by: the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA). 
• Cleanest City of India  (> 1 lakh population category):
  • Indore (1st)
  • Surat  (2nd)
  • Navi Mumbai (3rd) 
• Indore has created record by winning title of cleanest city fourth time in a row.
• Cleanest State of India (> 100 Urban Local Bodies category) : Chhattisgarh.
• Cleanest State of India (<100 ULB category) : Jharkhand 
• Cleanest town along the banks of river Ganga: Varanasi 
• Cleanest capital city: New Delhi
• Cleanest city with over 40 lakh population: Ahmedabad