Modi's Swachh Bharat Mission: A step towards clean India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi wielded a broom in New Delhi to launch his pet Swachh Bharat mission, a cleanliness drive across India, on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti.- The Prime Minister had also urged the people to devote at least 100 hours every year towards cleanliness. (Photo: PTI)
- Earlier on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had called the Cabinet ministers and MPs to participate in the ' Swachh Bharat Mission '. (Photo: PTI)
- Union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani also participated in 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ (Clean India Mission), at a school in New Delhi on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)
- Meanwhile, orders have been issued to government offices in Delhi to remain open on October 2, which is a national holiday, for the employees to come to office and take "Swachchata Shapath" or cleanliness pledge. (Photo: PTI)
- The minister is also slated to participate in the cleanliness drive at Patna railway station on October 2. (Photo: AP)
- "I am happy to be present here before you to participate in this drive along with the other officers. It is not symbolic, but is a new beginning in India to make clean India a mass movement. A minister along with the senior officials holding a broom
- Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday took to wielding a broom to clean the office of the Ministry of Law and Justice in Shastri Bhawan as part of the 'Swachh Bharat Mission' announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI)
- “It is important to involve government and public sector officials at every level, non-government organisations, education and health institutions, rural and urban local bodies, self-help groups, youth organisations, resident and market associations
- Meanwhile, the departments heads have swung into action and directed concerned officials to clear office premises of clutter, garbage, building materials, unused vehicles and others.
- A variety of activities such as pledge-taking marches, marathons, debates, street plays, music and essay competitions, cleaning drives and other community activities may be used to focus public attention on this campaign and on the need for
- “For a campaign of this nature to be successful, there is a need to create massive public awareness and to ensure participation and action for cleaning homes, government offices, schools, hospitals, work places, streets, roads and markets, railway
- Home Secretary Anil Goswami will administer the cleanliness pledge to employees of Home Ministry and Personnel Ministry on Thursday in North Block premises. The Prime Minister has given a call for ‘Swachh Bharat’ (Clean India) as a mass movement to
- “It has been decided that on October 2, ‘Swachhta Shapath’ (cleanliness pledge) will be administered to all in government offices and public functions or events and cleanliness drive led by senior officers will be undertaken in all government and
- In addition, lakhs of state government employees have been asked to be part of this massive drive. There are about 30.98 lakh central government employees in the country. Each central government department has made plans to administer the oath to
- About 31 lakh central government employees working across the country will take a pledge of cleanliness in various public functions as part of the Narendra Modi administration’s ‘Clean India’ campaign. Seen here: AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal cleaning
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan or Clean India campaign at Rajpath in New Delhi on Thursday, coinciding with Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi wielding the broom at Valmiki Basti.
- A picture taken in 1930, shows a man believed to be Mahatma Gandhi with broom. This picture was posted today on his birth anniversary. Photo: Twitter
- Debunking criticism that his government has been taking credit for every achievement, the Prime Minister acknowledged the efforts of all previous governments to make India clean.
- In addition, lakhs of state government employees have been asked to be part of this massive drive. "Swachh Bharat" mission is country's biggest-ever cleanliness drive is expected to cost over Rs 62,000 crore. Modi said the "Swachh Bharat" mission is
- He began his day by paying tributes to Gandhi at Raj Ghat and Lal Bahadur Shastri at Vijay Ghat. About 31 lakh central government employees across the country took a pledge of cleanliness in various public functions organised today as part of Modi
- While launching the mission at Mandir Marg here, he also made a surprise visit at the local police station to check on cleanliness. Accompanied by officials, the Prime Minister collected the garbage and put it in a bin. He later interacted with the
- After paying tributes at the memorials of Mahatma Gandhi and former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on their birth anniversaries, Modi himself swept a pavement at Valmiki Basti, a colony of sanitation workers here, before the formal launch of the
Prime Minister Narendra Modi wielded a broom in New Delhi to launch his pet Swachh Bharat mission, a cleanliness drive across India, on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti.
Modi's Swachh Bharat Mission: A step towards clean India
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