PM Narendra Modi to launch Swachha Bharat drive from October 2
The preparatory drive will begin from September 25, coinciding with the birth anniversary of late Jan Sangh leader Deen Dayal Upadhyay.
By TNN |
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch his pet project of cleaning up the country, the Swachha Bharat Yojna, on Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary on October 2. The urban development ministry has initiated efforts for the cleanliness drive to begin from Delhi.
The preparatory drive will begin from September 25, coinciding with the birth anniversary of late Jan Sangh leader Deen Dayal Upadhyay, where the first stage will begin with keeping homes clean, followed by keeping neighbourhoods clean and then by keeping government office premises clean.
The urban development minister met with about 60 officials from various government departments including the NDMC and other bodies who will be involved in the process. The Delhi government will consider whether existing penal provisions to discourage people from dirtying the surroundings are good enough to support the renewed cleanliness drive. According to government sources, the Delhi government could come up with suitable changes to the penal provisions, if there is a need for it.
The scheme will also include taking a cleanliness pledge for a year that could help motivate citizens to keep to their promise.
The preparatory drive will begin from September 25, coinciding with the birth anniversary of late Jan Sangh leader Deen Dayal Upadhyay, where the first stage will begin with keeping homes clean, followed by keeping neighbourhoods clean and then by keeping government office premises clean.
The urban development minister met with about 60 officials from various government departments including the NDMC and other bodies who will be involved in the process. The Delhi government will consider whether existing penal provisions to discourage people from dirtying the surroundings are good enough to support the renewed cleanliness drive. According to government sources, the Delhi government could come up with suitable changes to the penal provisions, if there is a need for it.
The scheme will also include taking a cleanliness pledge for a year that could help motivate citizens to keep to their promise.
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