Moving up from rank 66 in the last Swacch Sarvekshan, Chandigarh secured the 12th cleanest city tag in Swachh Survekshan 2022 and was adjudged  the Fastest Moving Capital city in the Country. The results of the survey conducted among 4354 cities were announced at an event at Talkkatora Stadium, Delhi.

The ceremony was organized by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs at New Delhi.

The award was  received by the Mayor of Chandigarh Sarbjit Kaur Dhillon and Anindita Mitra, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation.

Chandigarh, one of the country’s best-planned cities, has seen a huge improvement from its 66th position in the Swachh Survekshan 2021, when it lacked proper garbage disposal and did not score well in citizen’s feedback on how clean the city was.  Learning from the drawbacks, the Corporation this time put concerted efforts in these segments and managed to secure the 12th spot. The Mayor said that it is a proud moment for all the Chandigarh residents, officials and Municipal Councillors who worked together to make Chandigarh stand true to its identity as a City beautiful.

In this year’s Swachh Survekshan, the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs gave more weightage to Service Level Progress component (sustainable sanitation and safaimitra Suraksha, Segregated collection of waste and processing and disposal) category by allotting 40 percent marks, a major criteria in deciding the outcome of Chandigarh’s ranking. While Citizen Voice (Citizen Feedback, citizen engagement, citizen experience, innovation and best practices by citizens, Swachhata app, Disaster/epidemic response preparedness) category by allotting 30 percent marks and the third major component was Garbage Free City and ODF certification having 30 percent marks.