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Swatchata hi seva essay in english

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The Prime Minister has called for an unprecedented campaign called “Swachhta Hi Seva” from 14 of September to the 2 of October to celebrate the third anniversary of the flagship programme “Swachch Bharat Mission”, launched on the 2 of October 2017. “Swachhta Hi Seva” campaign aims at fulfilling Mahatma Gandhi’s dream of a clean India by mobilizing the masses and reinforcing “Jan Andolan” for sanitation. The campaign intends to mobilise people from various walks of life to undertake shramdaan (volunteering) for construction and cleanliness of toilets, make the country open defecation free. The campaign will see participation from people with diverse background, like Chief Ministers, Union Ministers, celebrities and legislators. Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, the convening Ministry for the Swachh Bharat Mission will take care of the coordination of the campaign.
The hallmark of the campaign would be to reach out to the poor, marginalised and providing them with sanitation services that are sustainable. The campaign was launched by the President of India at Ishwarigunj in Kanpur that has attained the open defecation free status. The pledge will be administered by the President initiating simultaneous actions in all the Gram Panchayats and cities in India. To create awareness, “Toilet: Ek Prem Katha”, a film that has an overwhelming message about access and usage of toilets will be premiered on Doordarshan. To encourage the masses to participate and make the campaign successful, a special portal and a web page have been created by the Ministry to upload pre and post intervention pictures of their shramdaan.
Three Sundays during the period will be dedicated for large scale shramdaan for cleaning of public places, lakes and ponds and construction of toilets. On October 2 which is Gandhi Jayanti and also Swach Bharat Diwas, awards will be given away to the winners who participated in paintings, essays etc focused on central police forces, schools, youth organisations besides general citizens.