Swachhta Pakhwada is celebrated from 1st September to 15th September.

Swachhta Pakhwada is celebrated from 1st September to 15th September. Cleanliness is very important in our life, so wherever we live, we should keep the surrounding clean so that we can stay away from diseases.

SWACHHTA PAKHWARA 2023

SWACHHTA PAKHWARA 2023

SWACHHTA PAKHWARA AND SWACHHTA CAMPAIGN 3.0

Swachhata Hi Seva (SHS) campaign is being celebrated from 15th September to 2nd October this year under the joint aegis of DDWS & MoHUA for undertaking shramdaan activities aiming to generate jan andolan through community participation; to provide impetus on implementation of SBM; to disseminate the importance of a sampoorna swachh village; to reinforce the concept of Sanitation as everyone’s business; and as a prelude for the Swachh Bharat Diwas (2nd October) with nationwide participation. Theme of SHS-2023 is Garbage Free India with focus on visual cleanliness and welfare of SafaiMitras. Like earlier years the spirit of cleanliness activities is voluntarism/ shramdaan. The focus of these swachhata drives would be on high footfall public places like bus stands, railway stations, cantonment boards, beaches, tourist places, zoos, national parks & sanctuaries, historical monuments, heritage sites, river fronts, ghats, drains and nallahs etc. in both rural & urban areas of State/ UT.

SWACHHATA HI SEVA

Activities proposed for States / Districts / Blocks to oraganise SHS from 15th September 2023 to 2nd October 2023 are as follows :- Removal of garbage from all important places Repair, painting, cleaning and branding of all sanitation assets like litter bins, public toilets, dhalaos, waste transport vehicles, MRFs etc. in the area; Assist in drives to clean riverbanks and removal of waste (including plastic) from water bodies especially in Ganga Grams and Ganga Towns; Cleaning of zoos, national parks, wildlife sanctuaries etc. under MoEFCC along with regulation of plastic materials into protected areas to prevent littering; Cleanliness drives of tourist spots, ASI protected monuments along with IEC initiatives to discourage usage of single use plastic items, saturating dry and wet waste bins in line with the Hara Geela Sookha Neela campaign, etc.; Cleanliness drives in Cantonment Board areas along with IEC campaigns encouraging alternatives to Single Use Plastic (SUP); Cleanliness drives and awareness activities may be taken up in schools with children understanding the importance of waste segregation at source, journey of waste, waste to wealth, alternatives to SUP. Where possible Sanitation Clubs may be formed at schools/colleges; Under the campaign of Har Patri Saaf Sutri cleaning of all assets under Railways including railway tracks, railway stations, colonies, hospitals etc.; and Conducting special programs, cultural events promoting the sanitation journey of the country.

SWACHHTA CAMPIGN 3.0

The Ministry of Development is actively engaged in Special Campaign 3.0, focusing on cleanliness and Swachhata within the Ministry and its Autonomous Bodies. During this nationwide campaign, the Ministry has identified over 40,000 cleanliness sites, including Anganwadi Centres, One Stop Centres, and Child Care Institutions, as part of its preparatory efforts. The Special Campaign 3.0 officially commenced on September 15, 2023, with a preparatory phase that sought to pinpoint cleanliness targets across the country, read the Ministry press release. Following this, the implementation stage of the campaign started on October 2 and will continue until October 31.

Swachhta hi sewa activities

On 15th August 2014, speaking from the ramparts of the Red Fort, Hon’ble Prime Minister gave a clarion call for Swachhata to become a national priority and to achieve it through jan bhagidaari. Subsequently, the Swachh Bharat Mission was launched on 2nd October 2014 under a ‘Whole of Government’ approach, making sanitation ‘everyone’s business’. Thereafter, the whole world saw, as the nation came together and created what is known as the world’s largest jan andolan for swachhata.