President Murmu to Honour Raipur, Bilaspur and Bilha with National Cleanliness Awards

President Droupadi Murmu presents an award in a file photograph. She is scheduled to honour Raipur, Bilaspur and Bilha at the Swachh Survekshan 2025–26 awards ceremony in New Delhi on 11 November 2026.-Representational Image (File Photo)

The three Chhattisgarh urban local bodies, which also won awards last year, will be recognised at the Swachh Survekshan ceremony in New Delhi on 11 November.

Key Highlights

• Raipur, Bilaspur and Bilha have been selected for national awards under Swachh Survekshan 2025–26.
• President Droupadi Murmu will present the awards at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on Wednesday, 11 November 2026. The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 11.30 am.
• Chhattisgarh’s delegation will include Deputy Chief Minister Arun Sao, municipal representatives, officials and sanitation workers.

Raipur: President Droupadi Murmu will honour Raipur, Bilaspur and Bilha on Wednesday, 11 November 2026, after the three Chhattisgarh urban local bodies earned national recognition in Swachh Survekshan 2025–26. The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs will hold the awards ceremony at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. The three urban bodies also received awards in the previous edition.

Sanitation Workers and Residents Behind the Recognition

The tenth edition of Swachh Survekshan carried the theme ‘Swachhta Ki Nayi Pahal — Badhayein Haath, Karein Safai Saath’, a call for citizens to work together to keep their surroundings clean. In Raipur, Bilaspur and Bilha, sanitation workers carried out day-to-day cleaning while municipal officials and employees organised local activities and residents took part. Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai congratulated the residents, elected representatives, municipal staff and sanitation workers of the three urban bodies.

Chhattisgarh Delegation to Attend the Ceremony

Deputy Chief Minister Arun Sao, who holds the Urban Administration and Development portfolio, will attend the ceremony with Principal Secretary Sonmoni Borah and State Urban Development Agency CEO Sumit Agrawal. Elected representatives, officials and sanitation workers from the selected urban bodies will also take part. Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal and Minister of State Tokhan Sahu are scheduled to attend.