has identified Vijayawada as the third cleanest city in the nation. In the category of cities with more than 10 lakh inhabitants, the city rose from sixth place in 2020 to third place this year. A five-star designation for "Garbage Free City" has also been given to Vijayawada. Such a good ranking can be accredited to policy measures such as the introduction of waste disposal vehicles in the city by N. Chandrababu Naidu Notable people Notable people born in, or associated with, the city include: Nadeem Baig – Pakistani actor, singer and producer Saraswathi Gora – Indian social activist who served as leader of the Atheist Centre Koneru Humpy - reigning women's world rapid Chess champion Lavanam – social reformer and Gandhian Prasad Murella, Indian film cinematographer Ayyadevara Kaleswara Rao - Indian freedom fighter and the first Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh. Goparaju Ramachandra Rao – founder of Atheist Centre Kanuri Lakshmana Rao – Three time MP from Vijayawada and Chief Engineer of Nagarjuna Sagar Dam N. T. Rama Rao – founder of Telugu Desam Party and actor in Telugu films Viswanatha Satyanarayana- awarded the Jnanpith Award in 1970, the first for a Telugu writer, and Padma Bhushan in 1971 Puchalapalli Sundarayya – founding member of Communist party (Marxist) and former MLA from Vijayawada Pingali Venkayya – creator of National Flag. *Dandamudi Rajagopal Rao - Weightlifting, Olympics . See also List of neighbourhoods in Vijayawada List of educational institutions in Vijayawada-Guntur Region List of most populous cities in India List of cities in Andhra Pradesh by population Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 References External links Vijayawada Municipal Corporation website Cities in Andhra Pradesh Cities and towns in NTR district Cities in Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Metropolitan cities in India Buddhist pilgrimage sites in India Archaeological sites in Andhra Pradesh Ancient Indian cities Hindu holy cities Former capital cities in India