PM Narendra Modi takes part in Swachh Bharat Abhiyan in Varanasi

Dec 25, 2014

PM Narendra Modi takes part in Swachh Bharat Abhiyan in Varanasi.

Gandhi Jayanti: PM Modi sweeps to launch 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan'

Oct 1, 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday picked the broom in Delhi's Valmiki Colony to launch 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' campaign on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti. He visited the Valmiki Mandir there. 

Narendra Modi's Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

PM Modi's Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.

So Sorry: Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

So Sorry is a series of funny political cartoons. In this episode, Prime Minister Modi introduces the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, and gets everyone to join in on his mission to make India litter-free by 2019. 

PM's speech at India Gate on 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan'

PM Narendra Modi's speech at India Gate on 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan'.

Sachin Tendulkar - Swacha Bharat Abhiyan

Mumbai: (9th Oct'14)Sachin Tendulkar participating in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Swacha Bharat Abhiyan by sweeping the streets at Bandra Reclamation.

Watch: Hrithik Roshan picks up the broom despite injury for 'Swachh Bharat'

Mumbai:(1st Dec'14) After Priyanka Chopra, Hrithik Roshan is the next celebrity to document his participation in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cleanliness initiative ‘Swachh Bharat’ Abhiyan.

Despite having inured his shoulder, the actor led a group of people to clear garbage at a street in Juhu, Mumbai in October. He posted, “I started cleaning my own surrounding and learnt so much. Started with my lanes in Juhu. Went around talking and learning and informing residents, watchen and workers about better ways to keep our society clean.”

The PM lauded Hrithik’s effort and said it will inspire many citizens to join the ambitious campaign. The actor recently posted the video of his participation in the campaign and has encouraged many of his fans to follow him and keep the country clean.

On the work front, Hrithik is gearing up for his next project with Ashutosh Gowariker, a period drama titled ‘Mohenjo Daro’.

Uninor engages with Modi's Swachh Bharat.

The cellular operator has signined an MoU with Varanasi Municipal Corporation
(18th Dec'14) Private GSM operator Uninor has announced to engage with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Swachh Bharat Abhiyan across India. 

The company had already committed to the Mission by signing an MoU with Varanasi Municipal Corporation. Varanasi is Modi's parliamentary constituency.

 "We target to distribute 500 dustbins in Varanasi and have also offered to ensure cleanliness at some public places like parks," Uninor Business Head of Uttar Pradesh (East) Circle Jinesh Hegde said here.

While, Uninor had launched this initiative in Varanasi last week, the engagement would span other cities in phases, he informed.

UP (E) circle is the largest telecom circle for Uninor in terms of both revenue and subscriber base, he informed. It has 9.7 million subscribers in the Circle, which has a population base of nearly 130 million.

The company today stands at 3rd and 4th places in UP (E) in terms of customer and revenue share with 12.3 percent and 9.1 percent share respectively, Hegde said.

Uninor has 4,800 base transceiver station (BTS) in UP (E), of which 800 were commissioned in 2014. The company completed 5 years of operation.

Schools take Swachh Bharat Abhiyan beyond classrooms.

Inspired by students in Japan, where they clean the toilets and filth in their city,Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Swachh Bharat- Swachh Vidyalaya drive recently.

Taking this initiative a step ahead, students of Navi Mumbai have taken the initiative beyond classrooms. Schools are encouraging hygiene and sanitation related activities as they are asking students to ensure that the vicinity around their residence is kept clean.

Students of St Augustine's High School were enthusiastic after they cleaned their schools and were eager to step out to ensure that the city is also maintained clean. "We were explained about the need to keep the surrounding clean, with the increasing number of illness, we decided to create awareness outside the school as well. All of us gathered and walked from the school to Nerul station, armed with brooms and ensured that every nook and corner of the station was spic and span. We also spread the message of maintaining a clean surrounding to commuters," said Prachi Shendge, a student from the school.

Meanwhile, students of Ryan International School in Kharghar along with their faculty members participated in a similar drive outside their school premises. "The students were taught about the need to maintain basic hygiene and sanitation, students should understand the adverse health effects of filth lying around. Hence, we explained it to them the impact and the need to maintain a healthy environment," said Alice Vaz, principal of the school.

Students from Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation are involved in various cleanliness initiatives, apart from the regular cleanliness drives that are conducted. Amrish Patnigire,education officer from NMMC, said, "It is not about asking students to clean the environment, it includes cleanliness in all aspects and hence, we first asked students to maintain cleanliness within their school and house. After which, they were taught to ensure that they always wash their hands before and after their meal. A session was conducted by doctors in civic schools across the city. They not only highlighted the need for hygiene but also taught ten simple methods to clean and wash hands. This made the children more enthusiastic about the whole process."

Teachers feel that if students are taught about the need to maintain basic sanitation and cleanliness in all aspects, then they will also ensure that these are maintained at home. Thus, making it easier for the society to spread the message of a clean and beautiful city.

Priyanka Chopra accepts PM Narendra Modi’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan challenge!

(21st Nov'14)Taking cue from the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, PM Narendra Modi had nominated nine Indians to take part in his Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Priyanka Chopra being one of them.

While some Bollywood celebs have taken up the broom to support the cause,Priyanka seems to have taken the challenge to a whole new level. The actress not only accepted the challenge but has also been very forthcoming with her constant tweets encouraging people to part-take in the Clean India Campaign.

To popularize the initiative, PC decided to make a video of her cleaning a neighbourhood with the help of the locals there and post it online. While the video will be out on the 24 th of this month, Ms Chopra has released a small clip. A look at the clip clearly shows the effort the Bajirao Mastani actor has put in to clear out dump.

Priyanka sure goes the whole length when she gets on to doing something. More power to you girl! Go ahead BollywoodLifers, take a look at the clip and be inspired…

Kareena Kapoor joins Narendra Modi’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan!

(16th Dec'14) Kareena Kapoor Khan is busy shooting for Kabir Khan’s Bajrangi Bhaijaan with Salman Khan. And we recently saw the actors sharing pictures from their latest shoot on various social networking websites. Looks like Kareena is following Mr Khan’s footsteps.A few days back, Salman was seen in the city campaigning for a clean India. The actor posted pictures of himself painting street walls. And now we have the Kapoor lass pulling a similar stint. In the recent pictures from the sets, Kareena is seen colouring a villager’s house in Karjat, where the duo are currently shooting with their team.

Kailash Kher’s participation in Swachh Bharat Abhiyan impresses PM Narendra Modi!

(23rd Dec 2014) Bollywood singer Kailash Kher, who was nominated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to carry forward the Swachh Bharat campaign, wielded the broom at the Bhadaini ghat on the banks of river Ganga, drawing praise from Modi.

The Prime Minister said in a tweet, “Bravo @kailashkher! I congratulate you for joining Swachh Bharat Mission in Varanasi. Admirable effort.”

Kher while wielding the broom sang songs to exhort people to join the PM’s Clean India campaign in Varanasi.

He told reporters that he felt extremely privileged that the Prime Minister had nominated him for his noble mission of Swachh Bharat. Taking forward the Clean India mission in Modi’s parliamentary constituency Varanasi, Kher yesterday visited the Bhadaini ghat, Assi ghat, Ganga Mahal ghat and the Tulsi ghat among other places in the city.

Kher also nominated nine persons to carry forward the campiagn. Those named by him are retired Justice Giridhar Malaviya (grandson of BHU founder Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya), Ashok Dhyanchand (former hockey player), Rekha Bhardwaj and Vishal Bhardwaj, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Neelesh Misra and Roshan Abbas (all from Bollywood) and Chandramauli Upadhyaya (a professor in BHU’s astrology department) .

To make the Clean India Campaign a success, Kher said, he will sing songs to create awareness among people about keeping their surroundings clean and will encourage them to avoid using plastic bags.

Kher sang songs at the Ganga Mahal ghat on the banks of the Ganga river in Varanasi. “Swachha bharat ka irada kar liya hamne, swachhata ki jyoti lekar ham ghar ghar jayenge, swachha roshani mein sabhi ab to nahayenge,” he said.

He said that if people would just contribute one rupee everyday for the cleanliness of their bylanes and the colonies, it would still make a big difference. Kher especially appealed to the betel lovers of the city not to spit on roads or other places.

Kher last night thanked BHU students and teachers and the people of the city over Twitter for supporting him in the Swachha Bharat Mission.

He tweeted, “Started My #SwachhBharat Sewa frm Assi Ghat Varanasi. Sar Pe Uthayi Tokri felt Proudly Emotional. Amazing people here.”

PM nominates ICAI for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

NEW DELHI, DEC 26:  

The apex grouping of chartered accountants ICAI will promote “paperless environment” as part of ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, yesterday, nominated the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) along with other entities for the cleanliness campaign.

As part of the programme, ICAI said it would promote “paperless environment” and carry out awareness campaigns through its network of five regional councils and 147 branches. The awareness efforts would include competitions, walkathons and workshops.

The body would also organise ‘Swachhata Saptah’ — cleanliness week, it said in a statement today.

“We are extremely honoured to receive this nomination from the Prime Minister. It is for the first time that any professional body has been nominated by the Prime Minister for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan,” ICAI President K Raghu said.

PM Narendra Modi congratulates Kailash Kher for participating in Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.

(23rd Dec'14) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated sufi singer Kailash Kher for participating in the 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan'.

"Bravo @kailashkher! I congratulate you for joining Swachh Bharat Mission in Varanasi. Admirable effort," tweeted Prime Minister Modi. Kailash Kher is the latest celebrity to join the cleanliness mission, after a host of celebrities and ministers were spotted wielding the broom.

The Swachh Bharat Abhiyan was launched nationwide by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 2 to focus on sanitation, hygiene and waste management. It encourages people to sweep, remove garbage, debris and unauthorized encroachments from roads, markets and residential places.

The Swachh Bharat Abhiyan aims at making India a clean country by 2019, the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. 

Will do my best for ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan': Kapil Sharma

(25th Dec'14) Stand-up comedian and host Kapil Sharma has thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for nominating him to carry forwad his Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and says he will dedicate himself to the cause. “I thank PM @narendramodi Ji for this honour and responsibility. Will do my best for #swacchbharatabhiyaan,” Kapil posted on Twitter Thursday.

The host of hugely popular TV show “Comedy Nights With Kapil” was Thursday named by the prime minister among nine people and organisations to spread the message of his Clean India campaign countrywide. Others named by Modi include Nagaland Governor Padmanabh Acharya, former police official Kiran Bedi, danseuse Sonal Mansingh, former Indian Cricket team captain Saurav Ganguly, Eenadu group owner Ramoji Rao and his team, the India Today group and its head Arun Poorie, the Institute of Chartered Accountant of India (ICAI) and the Mumbai Dabbawallas.

Sourav Ganguly Accepts PM Narendra Modi's 'Clean India' Call but Says No to Politics.

Describing the Clean India campaign has a noble initiative, former India captain Sourav Ganguly said he will do his best. He, however, maintained that he harbours no dreams of joining politics in any capacity.

Kolkata: (25th Dec'14) Former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly on Thursday accepted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for his participation in the Clean India Mission, but quashed rumours of joining politics.

"It is a noble cause. When I return, I will get to know what is needed to be done and will act accordingly," Ganguly told a TV channel over the phone from Australia, a day ahead of the Boxing Day Test.

"India is a large country and problems are there because of the big population. Hygiene is important," Ganguly said.

However, the cricket legend quashed rumours of foraying into politics. "I have said earlier also that I am not interested in politics."

Modi, on Thursday, nominated more people to the Clean India Mission, including former Indian police service officer Kiran Bedi, Ganguly, danseuse Sonal Mansingh and the famous 'dabbawalas' of Mumbai.

Nagaland Governor P.B. Acharya, comedian Kapil Sharma, Eenadu group, Arun Puri and his India Today Group, and Indian Institute of Chartered Accountants are the other nominees Modi made for the mission Thursday.

Saina Nehwal Joins 'Swachh Bharat' Campaign

Saina Nehwal nominated five sports personalities including her present coach Vimal Kumar and her former coach Pullela Gopichand.

Hyderabad: (26th Dec'14) Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal participated in the 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' organised by Bharat Petroleum Oil here on Thursday, and urged everybody to actively take part in the campaign launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Saina led a 'Walkathon' on the occasion and participated in sweeping the road during the event. Thanking Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan nominating her as brand ambassador for the Swachh Bharat campaign, she expressed happiness for taking up the responsibility and vowed to work for the noble cause.

"Parents should inculcate the habit of cleanliness and personal hygiene in children right from a tender age," she said.

She also nominated five sports personalities including her present coach Vimal Kumar, her former coach Pullela Gopichand, her colleagues Guru Sai Dutt, Parupalli Kashyap and P V Sindhu, to carry forward the 'Swachch Bharat Abhiyaan,' a release from the organisers said.

Expressing happiness over her performance in 2014, during which her ranking climbed up to world number four, she hoped to do well in the coming year.

Mumbai Dabbawalas answer Narendra Modi’s call for Swachh Bharat..

Mumbai’s iconic dabbawalas, known world over for their efficiency in delivering tiffins, on Friday took to streets and cleaned areas in suburbs, a day after being appointed a brand ambassador of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday nominated dabbawalas, among others, to take taking forward the “Clean India” mission, launched with much fanfare on October 2.

While continuing with their task of delivering tiffin boxes to thousands of customers across the financial capital, the suppliers, all commoners, formed a special team to implement the task given to them.

Armed with brooms and other cleaning equipment, they went on removing garbage and sweeping streets around Andheri and Lower Parel railway stations for over an hour.

“Our men could not leave the dabba (tiffin) supply work to clean the streets. But we also could not stop ourselves from sending out the message that our city should be kept clean and green."

“That’s why, a substitute team of ours, consisting about 25 members, cleaned Andheri station and areas outside Lower Parel station,” said Raghunath Medge, Head of Mumbai Dabbawala Association. 
“We will not stop at this. We have to make sure that we make the Prime Minister feel proud of us. We will continue to do our bit everyday in keeping Mumbai clean,” he said.

 A team of substitute members of dabbawalas will continuously work towards fulfilling Modi’s dream of a Clean India, Medge maintained. “We are a team of common people, without much resources. But we are very hard working. We will continue to set an example by doing our daily job and at the same time do social work. It is now up to the people of the city to realise the importance of cleanliness,” he said.

 Dabbawalas have joined a long list of celebrities and noted personalties who have been asked by the Prime Minister to join the cleanliness drive.

PM Modi visits Varanasi's Assi Ghat; nominates more names for Swachh Bharat campaign.

VARANASI: Taking forward his Swachh Bharat campaign, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25th Dec'14 revisited his constituency and lauded people for helping rid the Assi Ghat of mounds of soil and garbage to restore the historical site to its old glory.

In the holy city to mark the Good Governance Day, he supervised the cleanliness campaign and also nominated various people and organisations to join the 'Swachh Bharat (clean India)' campaign launched by his government on Mahatma Gandhi's birthday October 2 last

Modi on November 8 had wielded a spade to remove silt deposited at the ghat along the banks of the Ganga as part of his Clean India campaign.

"People, social organisations, municipal coporation and state government have played an important role and we are seeing today that the ghat, which was full of soil, is now back to its old beauty along side Mother Ganga," he said in a brief address.

The Prime Minister nominated for the campaign Nagaland Governor Padmanabha Acharya, former IPS officer and activist Kiran Bedi, former Indian cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly, comedian Kapil Sharma, classical dancer Sonal Mansingh, Ramoji Rao of Eenadu group and Aroon Purie of India Today group. He had nominated some people during his last visit as well. 

Objectives:

Objectives:

This campaign aims to accomplish the vision of 'Clean India' by 2 October 2019, 150th birthday of Mahatma Gandhi and is expected to cost over 62000 crore(US$10 billion). The fund sharing between the Central Government and the State Government/ Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) is 75%:25% (90% :10% for North Eastern and special category states). The campaign was described as "beyond politics" and "inspired by patriotism".

1. To eliminate open defecation
2. Conversion of insanitary toilets to pour flush toilets
3. To Eradicate manual scavenging
4. 100% collection and scientific processing/disposal reuse/recycle of Municipal Solid Waste
5. To bring about a behavioural change in people regarding healthy sanitation practices
6. To generate awareness among the citizens about sanitation and its linkages with public health
7. To Strengthen urban local bodies to design, execute and operate systems
8. To create enabling environment for private sector participation in Capital Expenditure and Operation & Maintenance (O&M) costs

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan was announced by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on Indian Independence Day & launched on 2 Oct 2014, Gandhi Jayanti. On this day, Modi addressed the citizens of India in a public gathering held at Rajghat, New Delhi, India and asked everyone to join this campaign. Later on this day, Modi himself swept a parking area at Mandir Marg Police Station followed by pavement in Valmiki Basti, a colony of sanitation workers, at Mandir Marg, near Connaught Place, New Delhi.

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Hindi: स्वच्छ भारत अभियान, English: Clean Indian Mission) is a national level campaign by the Government of India, covering 4041 statutory towns to clean the streets, roads and infrastructure of the country.This campaign was officially launched on 2 October 2014 at Rajghat, New Delhi, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself wielded broom and cleaned a road. The campaign is India's biggest ever cleanliness drive and 3 million government employees and schools and colleges students of India participated in this event. The mission was started by Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India, nominating nine famous personalities for this campaign, and they take up the challenge and nominate nine more people and so on(like the branching of a tree). It has been carried forward since then with famous people from all walks of life joining it.