The award recognizes best-performing cities under Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2025, conducted across 130 cities under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP).
Swachh Vayu Sarveshan Award 2025
- Population based Categories: Category 1 (Population >10 lakh),Category 2 (Population 3–10 lakh) and Category 3 (Population <3 lakh)
- Total Awards: 11 best-performing cities were awarded out of 130 NCAP cities
- Category 1 (Population >10 lakh): Indore (1st Rank)>Jabalpur (2nd Rank)>3rd: Agra & Surat.
- Category 2 (Population 3–10 lakh): Amravati (1st Rank) >Jhansi & Moradabad (2nd Rank)> Alwar (3rd Rank).
- Category 3 (Population <3 lakh): Dewas (1st Rank)> Parwanoo (2nd Rank)>Angul (3rd Rank).
- Ranking criteria: Biomass & Municipal Solid Waste Burning, Road dust, Dust from Construction & Demolition Waste, Vehicular Emissions, Emissions from Industries, IEC activities, Improvement in PM10 concentrations, etc.
About NCAP
- Genesis: Launched by Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in 2019.
- Objective: To improve air quality in 131 cities (non-attainment cities and Million Plus Cities) in 24 States/UTs by engaging all stakeholders.
- Target: To achieve reduction in PM10 level up to 40% or achievement of national ambient air quality standards (60 µg/m3) by 2025-26 from the levels of 2019-20.
- Implementing Body: Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) at the national level.
- PRANA (Portal for Regulation of Air-pollution in Non-Attainment cities): Launched to monitor the implementation of NCAP.
