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Delhi's Cleanest Ward To Get Rs 1 Crore Every Month
Delhi's leader wants the city to be much cleaner.
She started a special game for neighborhoods, which are called wards.
Every month, the cleanest ward wins a big prize of 1 crore rupees.
But there is a catch: if someone complains about garbage in that ward, it can lose its chance to win.
Judges will look at reports from an independent agency, checks by officials, and complaints from people or social media.
The campaign has a special name and will run for a whole year.
There will also be special cleaning days for slums, parks, hospitals, and schools.
The city is getting new sweeping machines and waste collection centres to help.
The leader said keeping the city clean is a job for every citizen, not just one department.
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced a year-long competition awarding Rs 1 crore monthly to Delhi's cleanest municipal ward.
A single garbage complaint against a ward could put it out of the race for the award.
Wards will be judged using independent agency reports, official assessments, and resident complaints or social media flags.
The 'Delhi Ko Kude Se Azadi-Swachhta Abhiyan 2026' campaign runs until October 2, while the ward competition lasts 12 months.
The plan focuses on the 'Four Cs' of waste management and includes special drives for slums, parks, hospitals, and schools.
- Who
- Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi
- What
- Launch of a year-long competition awarding Rs 1 crore monthly to Delhi's cleanest municipal ward
- Where
- Delhi, at the Municipal Corporation of Delhi headquarters
- When
- Announced on Monday; the wider campaign runs until October 2, while the ward competition continues for 12 months
- Why
- To tackle garbage and waste processing problems that have contributed to Delhi's landfill mountains
Key facts
- Monthly prize
- Rs 1 crore to the cleanest ward
- Maximum annual funds per ward
- Up to Rs 12 crore in CMDF funds
- Campaign name
- Delhi Ko Kude Se Azadi-Swachhta Abhiyan 2026
- Campaign duration
- Wider campaign until October 2; ward competition for 12 months
- Judging criteria
- Independent agency reports, official assessments, resident complaints and social media flags
- Waste management focus
- Four Cs: collection, cleaning, conversion and circular economy
- New infrastructure
- 70 mechanical sweeping machines and 125 secondary collection centres for construction and demolition waste
- School competition
- 'Mera School, Sabse Sundar' from September 17 to October 2
Quotes
Rekha Gupta
Chief Minister of Delhi
“Cleanliness is not the responsibility of any one department or agency, but a shared responsibility of every citizen, she said.”
NDTV










