• Toolkit is the official assessment guideline issued by MoHUA, with an aim to set assessment parameters and act as a roadmap for cities.

About Swachh Survekshan 2025-26:
Theme: The theme for SS 2025-26 is “Swachata Ki Nayi Pehel-Badhayein Haath, Karein Safai Saath”.
Citizen Participation: For the first time, citizens can share feedback throughout the year using digital platforms such as Vote For My City Application(app), My Gov App, Swachhata App, and Quick Response (QR) codes.
Expanded Coverage: The scope of SS has been widened to include river towns nationwide, beyond earlier coverage of only Ganga towns, and a separate assessment framework for coastal areas has been introduced to address their distinct sanitation and waste management challenges.
Assessment Framework: Over 3,000 trained field assessors will conduct a 45-day on-ground survey across all Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), using Global Positioning System (GPS)-enabled monitoring.

• The field assessments are expected to conduct from February to March 2026, along with Garbage Free Cities (GFC) and Open Defecation Free (ODF) certification assessments.

Swachh Shehar Jodi(SSJ): SS 2025–26 introduces a new award to recognise top-performing Swachh Shehar Jodis(SSJ) based on their combined performance across population categories.