Swachh Bharat

 Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, an initiative by our Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi is an attempt towards a cleaner India. It was launched on Oct 2nd, 2014 to celebrate the 145th birth anniversary of our Father of Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, and his ideologies about cleanliness. It is a nationwide cleanliness drive run under the Ministry of Drinking and Sanitation (rural areas) and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (urban areas). The campaign was sighted for five years and believed in accomplishing the proposed plans by Oct 2nd, 2019 which marks the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

The main objective of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan is to aware the citizens of the country of their utmost priority and responsibility towards cleanliness in the nearby surroundings and the spread of filth and infectious parasites. The campaign primarily focuses on eradicating the unhealthy practices of open defecation and provide basic sanitation facilities by constructing toilets, solid-liquid waste disposal systems, supplying clean drinking water, etc. It aims at covering around 4041 statutory towns and cities across the country for cleaner streets, roads, towns, and infrastructure.

PM Modi nominated nine public figures to spread the word which include Sachin Tendulkar, Priyanka Chopra, Salman Khan, Baba Ramdev, Shashi Tharoor, Kamal Hassan, Anil Ambani, Mridula Sinha, and the entire star-cast of the famous TV series- Taarak Mehta ka Oolta Chashma. They were asked to create a chain system by further nominating nine people.

PM Modi assures that this mission is to awake a sense of patriotism among the people and is not any political agenda. He encouraged people to work together as a team and dedicate 100 hours per year to the mission as it can’t be fulfilled by one person or the government alone. On the contrary, it is the sole duty and responsibility of each and every citizen of India to keep the country clean and green.