Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs announced Swachh Survekshan Awards 2018 in which Vijayawada and Siddipet won India’s Cleanest City awards. Vijayawada has been awarded India’s Cleanest City award in the category of population over 10 lakhs. Siddipet has been announced as the cleanest city in the South Zone that falls under the category of population less than one lakh. The garbage collection vehicles in Siddipet have been equipped with GPS / RFID and the garbage is collected on regular basis across the town.