Ahead of Gandhi Jayanti, PM Modi calls upon people across nation for cleanliness drive
1 year, 3 months ago

Ahead of Gandhi Jayanti, PM Modi calls upon people across nation for cleanliness drive

Hindustan Times  

Calling upon people across the country to take part in a cleanliness drive on October 1 beginning at 10 am, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that Swachh Bharat is a shared responsibility, and every effort counts. Earlier in 2021, PM Modi launched Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 to make all Indian cities 'Garbage Free' and 'Water Secure'. Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0 was launched on October 1, 2021, for a period of five years with a vision of achieving Garbage Free Status for all cities through 100 per cent source segregation, door-to-door collection and scientific management of all fractions of waste including safe disposal in scientific landfills. Exhorting the people across the country to get involved in the cleanliness campaign, PM Modi said taking the campaign forward will be a giant step towards fulfilling Mahatma Gandhi's dream of a clean India.

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Cleanliness drive in Mahakumbh area to start today
1 week, 3 days ago

Cleanliness drive in Mahakumbh area to start today

Hindustan Times  

A grand cleanliness drive in the Mahakumbh Mela area is set to begin on Monday. For representation only Highlighting the cultural significance of Prayagraj as the “Teerthraj”, Sharma emphasised the importance of making the Kumbh Mela grand, divine, clean, and beautiful. The minister appealed to the public to take part in the collective cleanliness campaign, or “Mahayagya,” urging everyone to …

Haryana launches cleanliness campaign in govt offices
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Haryana launches cleanliness campaign in govt offices

Hindustan Times  

The Haryana government is set to launch a special campaign under the ‘Swachh Haryana Mission’ to institutionalise cleanliness in government offices. The drive under the ‘Swachh Haryana Mission’ will be organised in government offices. “District and field offices, public sector undertakings, and autonomous organisations have been instructed to appoint nodal officers for the campaign. Additionally, administrative secretaries are required to …

Gautam Budh Nagar launches 21-day cleanliness drive ‘Swachhata Hi Seva-2024’
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Gautam Budh Nagar launches 21-day cleanliness drive ‘Swachhata Hi Seva-2024’

Hindustan Times  

The Gautam Buddh Nagar district has launched a large-scale cleanliness drive titled “Swachhata Hi Seva-2024” on Saturday, with this year’s theme centred on “Behavioral and Ethical Cleanliness,” said officials. During the campaign, the focus will be on engaging communities through various activities such as cleanliness pledges, awareness drives, tree plantation efforts, marathons, and walkathons, said officials. During the campaign, the …

Centre to identify two lakh dirty spots for cleanliness in time-bound manner
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Centre to identify two lakh dirty spots for cleanliness in time-bound manner

The Hindu  

The Centre will identify two lakh very difficult and dirty spots across the country and ensure their time-bound and result-oriented transformation as part of its flagship Swacchha Bharat Mission. These spots to be called Cleanliness Target Units would be identified and mapped through a portal, Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal said on Friday. The campaign includes mega …

Tiruchi Corporation launches drive to clean waterbodies in the city
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Tiruchi Corporation launches drive to clean waterbodies in the city

The Hindu  

The Tiruchi City Corporation has undertaken a mass cleaning to restore major waterbodies in the city as part of the People’s Movement for Clean Cities initiative. Volunteers of the drive removed waste, mostly plastic and aquatic weeds, lying in the bathing ghat at Amma Mandapam, Uyyakondan canal near Kuzhumani during the exercise. The initiative is aimed at promoting awareness among …

Half of country’s population will be living in cities in few decades: Union Minister Kishore
1 year ago

Half of country’s population will be living in cities in few decades: Union Minister Kishore

The Hindu  

Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Kaushal Kishore said on December 15, that the ongoing rapid urbanisation in India could lead to nearly half of the country’s population living in cities in the next few decades. Mr. Koshore said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already launched various schemes for the welfare of city dwellers keeping in mind …

Embracing Incremental Steps for Monumental Sanitation Reforms
1 year, 1 month ago

Embracing Incremental Steps for Monumental Sanitation Reforms

News 18  

To understand the role of sanitation on our behavior and lives, it is pertinent to know about the broken window theory. The Bharat story, it’s tryst with building a movement around sanitation through Swachh Bharat Abhiyan stems out as a tale of triumph in the war field of mind and habits. The Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, initiated by our Honorable Prime …

Chandigarh residents pick up brooms to join PM’s Swachhata hi Seva campaign
1 year, 3 months ago

Chandigarh residents pick up brooms to join PM’s Swachhata hi Seva campaign

Hindustan Times  

City residents came together on the call of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to participate in the “Swachhta he Seva” campaign to commemorate the birth anniversary of Mahatama Gandhi. Chandigarh administrator Banwarilal Purohit, mayor Anup Gupta, municipal commissioner Anindita Mitra and city residents during a cleanliness drive at the Apni Mandi in Sector 49 on Sunday. Around 30,000 people joined the …

Railway Minister Darshana Joins Swachhata Hi Seva Program at Visakhapatnam Station
1 year, 3 months ago

Railway Minister Darshana Joins Swachhata Hi Seva Program at Visakhapatnam Station

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Darshana Jardosh, the Union minister of state for railways, who is currently on a three-day visit to Visakhapatnam, actively participated in the Swachhata Hi Seva programme organised by the Waltair Division at Visakhapatnam railway station on Saturday Addressing the media, Jardosh highlighted that the railways had been taking part in the Swachhata campaign from September 15th to October 2nd. …

Politicians Wield Broom, Join Modi\'s Nationwide Swachh Drive Ahead of Gandhi Jayanti
1 year, 3 months ago

Politicians Wield Broom, Join Modi\'s Nationwide Swachh Drive Ahead of Gandhi Jayanti

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: On the eve of Gandhi Jayanti, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday initiated a nation-wide cleanliness drive and pitched for blending fitness and well-being with cleanliness. People from all walks of life, from politicians to students, wielded brooms and took part in the "Swachhata hi Seva" campaign in response to the Prime Minister's appeal for cleanliness. And deputy …

IIT Madras, Tanuvas students clean beach, harbour
1 year, 3 months ago

IIT Madras, Tanuvas students clean beach, harbour

The Hindu  

Around 150 students, staff and faculty from the Indian Institute of Technology - Madras participated in a cleanliness drive on Elliot’s Beach in Besant Nagar on Sunday. The institute has launched the initiative Swachhta Hi Seva 2023 campaign. R. Sarathi, Dean, said the institute was proud to be part of the initiative whose theme for the year is “garbage-free India”. …

Watch: Ankit Baiyanpuria joins PM Modi in 'Swachhata Hi Seva' campaign. Who is this fitness influencer?
1 year, 3 months ago

Watch: Ankit Baiyanpuria joins PM Modi in 'Swachhata Hi Seva' campaign. Who is this fitness influencer?

Hindustan Times  

Ankit Baiyanpuria, a fitness influencer, took part in the 'Shramdaan for cleanliness' programme with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as part of the ‘Swachhata Hi Seva’ campaign on Sunday, a day before Gandhi Jayanti. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ankit Baiyanpuria, a fitness influencer, take part in the 'Shramdaan for cleanliness' programme. PM Modi's 'Swachhata Hi Seva' campaign call After Modi …

Watch: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli's ‘Swachhata Hi Sewa’ message ahead of Gandhi Jayanti
1 year, 3 months ago

Watch: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli's ‘Swachhata Hi Sewa’ message ahead of Gandhi Jayanti

Hindustan Times  

Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for 'Ek Tareekh, Ek Ghanta, Ek Saath' campaign for cleanliness, as many as five Indian cricketers, including Team India captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, will participate in a cleanliness drive on Saturday part of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. Team India captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in a cleanliness drive video message. In …

PM Modi along with fitness influencer Ankit Baiyanpuriya joins 'Swachhata Hi Seva' campaign | WATCH
1 year, 3 months ago

PM Modi along with fitness influencer Ankit Baiyanpuriya joins 'Swachhata Hi Seva' campaign | WATCH

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday participated in the cleanliness drive with wrestler Ankit Baiyanpuriya. People from all walks of life, from politicians to students, participated in an hour-long "shramdaan" on Sunday, responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal for a nationwide cleanliness drive. PM Modi participates in 'Swachhata Hi Seva' campaign The video shows the prime minister and Baiyanpuriya …

Like Swachh Bharat, BMC Should Launch ‘Clean Mumbai, Healthy Mumbai’ Campaign: Guardian Minister Lodha
1 year, 4 months ago

Like Swachh Bharat, BMC Should Launch ‘Clean Mumbai, Healthy Mumbai’ Campaign: Guardian Minister Lodha

News 18  

Mangal Prabhat Lodha, Guardian Minister of Mumbai suburban area, has written to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation chief Iqbal Singh Chahal, demanding that a ‘Clean Mumbai, Healthy Mumbai’ campaign involving citizens be started on the lines of Swachh Bharat. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched the ‘Swachh Bharat’ campaign on Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary in 2014 with a vision to make …

SBM: Collective effort for scaling up social change
2 years, 3 months ago

SBM: Collective effort for scaling up social change

Hindustan Times  

It has been eight years since the Government of India launched the celebrated Swachh Bharat Mission or Clean India Mission to accelerate the efforts to achieve universal sanitation coverage in the country. The unique convergence and collaborative effort would help attain Water, Sanitation and Hygiene service delivery, which are amongst the key components of the Swachh Bharat Mission-Gramin and the …

Swachhata Diwas, Mahatma Gandhi and Narendra Modi's dream of a clean India
2 years, 3 months ago

Swachhata Diwas, Mahatma Gandhi and Narendra Modi's dream of a clean India

Firstpost  

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan has been one of the most ambitious public initiatives India has ever seen Launched as a campaign in 2014 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan is India’s largest cleanliness drive to date with three million government employees, school students, and college students from all parts of India participating in 4,041 statutory cities, towns and …

Swachh Bharat or Modi@72: The Prime Minister for Cleanliness on World Cleanup Day
2 years, 3 months ago

Swachh Bharat or Modi@72: The Prime Minister for Cleanliness on World Cleanup Day

Firstpost  

World Cleanup Day is an annual global social action campaign aimed at tackling the global solid waste problem, which even includes marine debris. On 15 September, 2018, more than 17.6 million individuals in 157 countries celebrated; on 21 September, 2019, more than 21.2 million people from 180 countries will participate in World Cleanup Day; on 19 September, 2020, more than …

Mohan Guruswamy | What has led to failure of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan?
2 years, 10 months ago

Mohan Guruswamy | What has led to failure of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan?

Deccan Chronicle  

Visiting the Banaras Hindu University on February 4, 1916, Mahatma Gandhi in his address said: “I visited the Vishvanath temple last evening. He also hoped to build 100 smart cities with 24x7 drinking water, zero garbage disposal and total solid waste management with full-scale drainage and sewage systems. Projecting that, a hundred new cities with an average of a million …

Over 60 lakh people participated in 'Swachhta Hi Seva' campaign: Government
3 years, 3 months ago

Over 60 lakh people participated in 'Swachhta Hi Seva' campaign: Government

India TV News  

Over 60 lakh people participated in the 'Swachhta Hi Seva' initiative, which seeks to reinforce the concept of sanitation as everybody's business, under the Swachh Bharat Mission, the Jal Shakti Ministry said on Saturday. The over two-week-long initiative was organised by the ministry's Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation as part of the 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' celebrations under phase …

Swachh Bharat second phase launched; flagship scheme aims to make cities free of garbage, ensure safe water
3 years, 3 months ago

Swachh Bharat second phase launched; flagship scheme aims to make cities free of garbage, ensure safe water

Firstpost  

Under the new phase, it will be ensured that no untreated drain waste is discharged into any river of the country, Modi said after launching SBM-U 2.0 and AMRUT 2.0 at the Ambedkar International Centre in Delhi New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched the second phase of the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban and the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation …

PM Modi Launches Second Phase Of Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban & AMRUT | Key Points
3 years, 3 months ago

PM Modi Launches Second Phase Of Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban & AMRUT | Key Points

ABP News  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the second phase of the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation via virtual conference on Friday. PM Modi further said that this 2nd phase of Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 & AMRUT 2.0 is also an important step in fulfilling the dreams of BR Ambedkar. Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 …

Narendra Modi receives Global Goalkeeper award by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for Swachh Bharat mission
5 years, 3 months ago

Narendra Modi receives Global Goalkeeper award by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for Swachh Bharat mission

Firstpost  

Stressing that the success of the campaign could not be measured in numbers, Modi said the poor people and the women of India were benefitted the most by it Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Wednesday conferred the “Global Goalkeeper” award by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan launched by his government. He dedicated the …

PM Modi continues 'swachhta abhiyan' outside India | Watch
5 years, 3 months ago

PM Modi continues 'swachhta abhiyan' outside India | Watch

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi keeps an eye for cleanliness even outside India, showing to the world that he practises what he preaches. On his arrival at the George Bush Intercontinental airport here on Saturday for the "Howdy, Modi" community event, the prime minister was presented with a bouquet of flowers by an American dignitary, receiving him along with US Ambassador …

How Swachh Bharat Mission helped millions live with dignity
5 years, 3 months ago

How Swachh Bharat Mission helped millions live with dignity

The Quint  

New Delhi, Sep 15 Launched five years ago, the Swachh Bharat Mission announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on the verge making India a completely open defecation free, enabling people to embrace change and live their lives with dignity. When Modi visits the US later in September, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will honour the success of Swachh …

Take Swachhata Abhiyan to every village: Om Birla tells MPs
5 years, 5 months ago

Take Swachhata Abhiyan to every village: Om Birla tells MPs

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Saturday launched a special cleanliness drive in the Parliament and urged the MPs to take the zeal of the campaign to every village in the country. Birla said the commencement of the 'Swachhata Abhiyan' in the Parliament House was an endeavour to spread the message of cleanliness envisioned by Mahatma Gandhi. "Swachhata is next …

93% of rural households now have access to toilets, over 9 crore toilets built under Swachh Bharat Mission
5 years, 10 months ago

93% of rural households now have access to toilets, over 9 crore toilets built under Swachh Bharat Mission

Op India  

Under the NDA government’s flagship scheme the ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’, over 93 percent of rural households in India now have access to toilets out of which around 96.5 percent households have used the facility. A national survey, conducted by an Independent Agency under the World Bank support to #SwachBharatMission, has found that 93.4% of households in rural India who have …

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