Mysore, Indore, Surat among 6 cities declared as '5-star garbage-free cities'

The Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri announced results of garbage-free star rating of cities on 19 May 2020.
The garbage-free star rating initiative was launched under the Swachh Bharat Mission to achieve the goal garbage-free nation.
A city can be declared as “Garbage Free” if it complies with the conditions as prescribed under this protocol.
The star rating is based on 25 key parameters and ranges from 1-7 star.
Ambikapur (Chhattisgarh), Rajkot, Surat, Mysore, Indore and Navi Mumbai have got the ‘5-star garbage-free cities’ rating.
Karnal, New Delhi, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Chandigarh, Bhilai Nagar, Ahmedabad are among ‘three-star garbage free rating.
The cities with one star garbage free ratings include:
- Andhra Pradesh: GVMC Visakhapatnam, Sattenapalli, Chiralla, Palamaneru
- Chattisgarh: Berla, Baramkela, Chikhalakasa, Katghora, Pakhanjur
- New Delhi: Delhi Cantt
- Haryana: Rohtak
- Madhya Pradesh: Gwalior, Bandawar, Sardarpur, Maheshwar, Hathod, Khandwa, Shahganj
- Uttar Pradesh: Noida, Gajraula, Ghaziabad, Aligarh, Lucknow, Jhansi