After the recently announced “Swachh Sarvekshan-2016”, Union Minister of Urban Development Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu conferred the trophies and mementos to 15 cities from across the country in recognition of their work in improving sanitation in urban areas.
Here is the list of winners
| Rank | City | State/UT | Category |
| 1 | Mysore | Karnataka | Overall best performing city |
| 2 | Chandigarh | Chandigarh | Best performer in North Zone and Best in Citizen feedback category |
| 3 | Tiruchirapalli | Tamil Nadu | Best performer in behavior change communication |
| 4 | New Delhi Municipal Corporation | New Delhi | Best performer among Smart Cities and Best in Service Level Status |
| 5 | Visakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh | Best Performer in South Zone and Best in Independent Observation |
| 6 | Surat | Gujarat | Best Performer in West Zone |
| 7 | Rajkot | Gujarat | Best performer in door-to-door collection and transportation of Solid waste and sweeping |
| 8 | Gangtok | Sikkim | Best performer in North-East and Best performer among capitals |
| 9 | Pimpri-Chinchwad | Maharashtra | Best performer among satellite cities |
| 10 | Greater Mumbai | Mumbai | Best Performer among mega cities |
| 11 | Allahabad | Uttar Pradesh | Top mover in North Zone (improved the rank by maximum number) |
| 12 | Nagpur | Maharashtra | Top mover in West Zone |
| 13 | Visakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh | Top mover in South Zone |
| 14 | Bhubaneswar | Odisha | Top mover in East Zone |
| 15 | Imphal | Manipur | Top mover in North-East |
- During award ceremony announcement has been made that all 500 cities each with a population of one lakh and above will be surveyed for cleanliness every year and a trophy will be presented to the best performer.
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