Presently, Indore is the only city in India with a 7-star rating while Bhopal is among five cities with a 5-star garbage free certification.
Aiming to become the cleanest city, BMCSwachh Bharatmission (SBM) budgetary allocation declined by Rs 5 crore in the civic body budget. Allocation for the national clean air programme,Integrated Solid Waste Management Cluster, IEC and other activities too were slashed.