Telangana to Receive National Swachh Survekshan Award

Telangana is set to receive the Swachh Survekshan 2025-26 national award at a ceremony scheduled to be held at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi on November 11. Organised under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MOHUA), the event will see Hyderabad In-charge Minister Ponnam Prabhakar, GHMC Commissioner RV Karnan and HMDA Commissioner Sarfaraz Ahmed represent the state and receive the award. President Droupadi Murmu will attend as the chief guest and present the national honours. Union Housing and Urban Affairs and Power Minister Manohar Lal, along with Minister of State Tokhan Sahu, will also participate in the ceremony.

The Swachh Survekshan rankings are based on sanitation management and cleanliness standards maintained by cities and towns across the country under the Swachh Bharat Mission–Urban. The award ceremony will begin at 4 pm on November 11 at the Plenary Hall of Vigyan Bhavan. Before the presentation, President Murmu will participate in a group photograph with the award recipients. The programme will also feature screenings of documentaries, including one highlighting a decade of Swachh Survekshan, followed by the presentation of national-level awards.