“A clean India would be the best tribute India could pay to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150 birth anniversary in 2019,” said Shri Narendra Modi as he launched the Swachh Bharat Mission at Rajpath in New Delhi. On 2nd October 2014, Swachh Bharat Mission was launched throughout length and breadth of the country as a national movement. The campaign aims to achieve the vision of a ‘Clean India’ by 2nd October 2019.

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The Swachh Bharat Abhiyan is the most significant cleanliness campaign by the Government of India. Shri Narendra Modi led a cleanliness pledge at India Gate, which about thirty lakh government employees across the country joined. He also flagged off a walkathon at Rajpath and surprised people by joining in not just for a token few steps, but marching with the participants for a long way.

“Cleanliness is next to Godliness” Cleanliness demands a commitment from an individual to be pure and clean. A healthy body is probably the most significant benefit of Cleanliness. Cleanliness reduces the chances of getting diseases. Furthermore, a clean person seldom falls sick. Cleanliness increases the life expectancy of people. Cleanliness certainly increases the productivity of work. A neat and clean Nation will probably have high productivity. Realising this fact “The Swachh Bharat Abhiyan”, the most significant cleanliness campaign has been launched by the Government of India.