Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

Introduction 

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan or Clean India Mission is an active movement initiated by the prime minister of India, Mr. Narendra Modi. This abhiyan was started on Gandhi Jayanti, that is on October 2, 2014 as it was a dream of Mahatma Gandhi to see India clean. 

In respect of this, the prime minister himself cleaned the roads with a broom and hisphoto became viral on social networking sites as this was the first of its kind when the prime minister of a country is cleaning the roads to motivate people. Many political personalities followed this. Our prime minister also selected some celebrities to propagate this event including Salman Khan, Priyanka Chopra , Kapil Sharma, Katrina Kaif, etc. 

Initiatives

Under this mission, a proposal  of building toilets in rural areas for proper defecation was approved. In urban areas too, proper waste management is made sure causing no inconvenience to the people. The people are just requested to keep their garbage outside their homes and give it to respective garbage collectors who will come to their home every morning. They are requested not to throw garbage on roadside and outside their houses.

Many events and competitions are held to spread awareness of this very important topic of cleanliness. The mission is being made more interesting by the support of celebs and sport icons. A Swachh Bharat Run was also organized in respect to this on 2nd October, 2014 from Rashtrapati Bhavan, which was participated by officers and their family members. Many apps are also launched in support of this, promoting and giving information of this event. A short film is also made to spread awareness of this cleanliness drive. 

Effects and Result

The success of this event is a need of India at present as we all want a country free from litter and garbage all around. the tourists also get attracted towards clean places. Cleanliness will deplete the level of epidemics and diseases, resulting in a healthy growth of our country. We need to make this mission a great success by contributing our small efforts towards it. We all dream of a clean and green place to live, free from diseases. Moreover, if this project becomes a success, we will get the power and will to start new effective programs to improve India.