Navigating Cleanliness: A Comprehensive Examination of Swachh Bharat Mission Urban through Comparative Analysis between Indore M.P & Chandigarh

The largest survey in the world, the Swachh Survekshan Survey, the Indian government initiated a major cleaning campaign known as Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (SBA) to advance health technology and hygiene knowledge. in order to chart the campaign’s effectiveness. With the observation of 73 cities at the start of the Swachh Survekshan Campaign in 2016, the Indian government created the largest cleanliness survey in the world, with 4242 cities participating. Along with additional observations based on other factors, the survey covers the population of each area separately—rural and urban. The aim of this research is to conduct a comparative analysis between Gwalior, which was renowned for its cleanliness and beauty and significantly dropped in the Swachh Survekshan Ranking, and Indore City, which has regularly rated among the top cities in2017 to 2022 surveys. The research has analysed the differences in two cities’ adherence to the Swachh Bharat Mission parameters using an exploratory research technique and secondary data from the Swachh Survekshan Survey 2022.