On Gandhi Jayanti, Modi wields broom, launches Swachh Bharat mission Wielding the broom, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched the countrys biggest-ever cleanliness drive that is expected to cost over Rs.62,000 crore, asserting that the Swachh Bharat mission is beyond politics and inspired by patriotism. Debunking criticism that his government has been taking credit for every achievement, the Prime Minister acknolwedged the efforts of all previous governments to make India clean I am not talking politics...this is beyond politics. This is inspired my patriotism not politcs. We do not have to do with an eye on politics...I say that with a clean heart... If we paint this again with a brush of politics, we will again do a disservice to mother India. All the governments in this country have made one or the other effort to do this work. Several political, social and cultural organisations have made efforts in this direction. I greet all those, who have worked,Modi said in his 25-minute address at Rajpath, where he formally kicked off the five-year-long campaign that will cover 4,041 statutory towns. Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday released a handbook - Swachh Bharat Swachh Vidyalaya to encourage hygiene and cleanliness in schools across the country. The handbook aims at promoting behavioural change in school children so that they become agents of change in the society. Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh urged staff of his ministry to devote two hours every week as shramdan (labour) to achieve the goal of the mission. Academic institutions, industry associations and the corporate sector are expected to pitch in enthusiastically in the mission. 10.03 am: PMs speech concludes 9.59 am: PM reads out the oath. Actor Aamir Khan joins him on the stage 9.51 am: The Prime Minister has invited Mr. Anil Ambani among the 9 people to join the movement to Clean India 9.40 am: If Indians can reach Mars at a cheap cost can we not clean our neighbourhoods PM Modi 9.35 am: Swachh Bharat Campaign logo is not just a logo,through it Gandhi ji is watching us,asking as when will we clean India, says Modi 9.33 am: We gained freedom under leadership of Gandhi ji,but his dream of clean India is still unfulfilled, says Modi 8.52 am: Prime Minister Narendra Modi clears litter at Valmiki Basti 8.40 am: Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Valmiki Temple 8.09 am: Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaches Valmiki Basti Read more at: indiatoday.intoday.in/story/narendra-modi-swachh-bharat-mission-gandhi-jayanti/1/393796.html
Posted on: Thu, 02 Oct 2014 07:53:30 +0000
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