Swachhata Hi Seva: PM Modi sweeps premises of Delhi school
Swachhata Hi Seva: PM Modi sweeps premises of Delhi school
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched “Swachhata Hi Seva Movement” to mark Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary on October 2, here on Saturday.
Terming it a historic movement to fulfil Mahatma Gandhi’s dream of a clean India, PM Modi launched the movement while interacting with volunteers from across the nation via video conferencing.
He also said that only by building toilets India won’t become clean, rather cleanliness is a habit which one has to adapt and follow everyday.
Modi, in a series of tweets on September 12, had urged people to join the movement and create a “Swachh Bharat”. He had written personalised letters to around 2000 citizens from different walks of life inviting them to join the ‘Swachhata Hi Seva Movement’ and strengthen the Swachh Bharat Mission.
“On October 2, we mark the start of Gandhi Ji’s 150th birth anniversary. It is also the day Swachh Bharat Mission completes 4 years of being a historic mass movement aimed at fulfilling Bapu’s dream of a Clean India. I salute all those working towards a Swachh Bharat!” he had said.
Modi’s $20 billion “Swachh Bharat Abhiyan or Clean India Mission” aims to construct 111 million latrines in five years. Almost 80 million household toilets are estimated to have been built since Modi’s 2014 pledge to ensure universal sanitation coverage by October 2019.
-PTC News
