Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan (NCAP City Rankings)
Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan is the yearly scorecard for the cities covered by India's National Clean Air Programme. A city grades its own clean-air work, a state committee signs the claim off, the Central Pollution Control Board evaluates the score and independent teams verify it on the ground. The fifth round's results came out on 7 September 2026 at Swachh Vayu Diwas, the Environment Ministry's event for the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies, where the best cities and wards in three population groups collected their awards and a compendium of clean-air practice was released. Lucknow, Rourkela and Kalinga Nagar finished first in the three groups. The programme behind the ranking, NCAP, has put Rs 16,423.55 crore into those cities since 2019-20, of which they report spending 70.5 percent.
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