Ahmedabad: Home Minister Amit Shah participated in the government’s ‘Swachhata Hi Seva’ campaign by sweeping the streets of Ahmedabad. Today, thousands of people across the country also took part in the ‘Shramdaan for Cleanliness’, responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call to clean their surroundings.
Participants from various backgrounds, including politicians and students, engaged in an hour-long cleanliness drive. PM Modi, in a recent episode of “Mann Ki Baat”, urged all citizens to dedicate one hour of their time for cleanliness on October 1, as a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on the eve of his birth anniversary.
The image of Amit Shah and other ministers cleaning the streets has gone viral on social media. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also joined the ‘Swachhata Hi Seva’ campaign in Sitapur.
Prominent cricketers like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma extended their appeal to the public, urging them to come together on October 1 for “Ek Tareekh, Ek Ghanta, Ek Saath” (One Date, One Hour, Together) and become part of the nation’s largest citizen-led movement towards cleanliness.
Today, every town, gram panchayat, and government office facilitated and encouraged citizens to participate in the cleanliness drive.
The Swachh Bharat Mission, launched on October 2, 2014, aimed to achieve open defecation-free status in India and ensure universal sanitation coverage. In 2021, PM Modi introduced Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0, with the goal of making all Indian cities ‘Garbage Free’ and ‘Water Secure’.