Government earns over Rs 5,000 crore from scrap disposal: Union Minister Jitendra SinghThe government has earned over Rs 5,000 crore from scrap disposal during special cleanliness drives. These initiatives have also freed sign...
16 Sep, 2026, 08.49 PM IST
Nationwide cleanliness drive to be conducted on October 1: MoHUAIn the 105th episode of 'Mann Ki Baat', the prime minister appealed for "one hour of shramdaan for swachhata" at 10 am on October 1 by all ...
24 Sep, 2023, 07.11 PM IST
Cleanliness on track, now for timelinessWith stations — and those who use them — cleaning up their act, trains must keep pace.
04 Oct, 2019, 08.18 AM IST
Jodhpur beats Visakhapatnam to emerge as the cleanest Railway station in IndiaThe survey was conducted by the Quality Council of India (QCI) on the 407 major railway stations (75 A1 category and 332 A category station...
13 Aug, 2018, 05.00 PM IST
Now, railways to carry out cleanliness survey of tracksAll-out efforts will be made to keep the tracks clean as well as part of the government's ongoing cleanliness campaign, said a senior railw...
21 May, 2017, 02.33 PM IST
Passengers to grade Rajdhani, Shatabdi trains on cleanlinessFrom the passengers' feedback, popular trains will also be audited for on-board housekeeping services, linen quality, toilet condition, dis...
21 Feb, 2017, 02.05 PM IST
Government departments asked to emulate example set by Railways in cleanlinessThe Swachh Bharat Mission launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become a mass movement in the country, Naidu said.
25 Sep, 2016, 10.56 PM IST
Suresh Prabhu launches cleanliness drive at railway premisesPrabhu announced to join hands with Sulabh International to clean some important railway stations across the country.
17 Sep, 2016, 08.07 PM IST
Railways spent Rs 315 crore on cleanliness in 2015-16: GovernmentOn completion of one year of Swachh Bharat Mission, theme-based cleanliness drives have been launched by Railways from September 25, 2015.
20 Jul, 2016, 06.52 PM IST
Railways to highlight two-year achievements of Modi govtAll stations on that day would be inspected by an officer, including GMs and DRMs who will be supervising the cleanliness drive with the he...
24 May, 2016, 10.04 PM IST
Railway minister Suresh Prabhu launches "clean my coach" serviceSuresh Prabhu launched the "Clean my Coach" service on Friday whereby a passenger can request for a dirty coach to be swept and cleaned by ...
11 Mar, 2016, 05.58 PM IST
Ramdev to develop Haridwar railway station as model stationDescribing cleanliness as integral to Mahatma Gandhi's vision of India, he said the idea behind Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Swachch Bha...
02 Oct, 2015, 10.09 PM IST
Railways to continue 'Swachh Bharat' mission till March 2016Indian Railways will continue the 'Swachh Bharat' mission till March 2016, when 'Sardar Patel United Clean India Drive' would be implemente...
02 Oct, 2015, 03.14 PM IST
Railways officials to learn 'upkeep practices' from 5-star hotelsRailway Board has issued guidelines for inviting tenders for engaging reputed agencies for purpose of outsourcing of cleanliness at major r...
02 Dec, 2014, 09.41 PM IST
50 stations to be outsourced for cleanliness: Rail officialAccording to the official, the railways plan to spend between Rs 5 crore to Rs 15 crore per station to bring about a drastic change in thei...
01 Dec, 2014, 10.01 PM IST
Railway Minister suspends station master for dirty lavatories at Sabarmati railway stationSadananda Gowda suspended a railway station master after he found unhygienic lavatories at Sabarmati railway station during his surprise in...
30 Sep, 2014, 10.52 PM IST
East Coast Railway to launch 'Shramdaan' on Gandhi JayantiFollowing the direction of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Swachh Bharat (Clean India) Campaign is being organised all over the country.
30 Sep, 2014, 05.30 PM IST