Swachhta Hi Seva Campaign Launched in KVs Throughout the Country by HRD Minister

Union Minister for Human Resource Development Prakash Javadekar participated in the ‘Swachhta hi Seva’ programme organised by Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Gole Market recently. 

The programme included many cleanliness activities both inside and outside the campus.

The Minister along with students watched the interaction programme of the Prime Minister with a cross-section of people from 18 locations across the country at the launch of Swachhata Hi Seva movement, telecasted on Doordarshan Channel.

"Students Swacchagrahis are our ambassadors of cleanliness and will bring out positive change through awareness and sensitization programs," said Prakash Javadekar.

The Minister also participated in the ‘Shramdaan’ activities at the programme venue along with the students of classes 9 to 12 of KV, Gole Market. Many teachers and officials of KVS and the Ministry also took part in the Shramdaan.

Javadekar himself collected plastics, waste papers etc to clean the roads. He also appreciated the efforts of the participants of the cleanliness drive who actively cleaned the campus both from inside and outside within a periphery of 1 km.

While addressing on the occasion Javadekar said that the student’s swacchagrahis are our ambassadors of cleanliness and will bring out positive change through awareness and sensitization programs.

He said that we should collectively make an effort to make our country clean and beautiful by personalising the public hygiene.

He also appealed to give away the habit of littering and inculcate these values in our behaviour to address the menace of filthiness.

Javadekar envisioned a plastic-free India, as plastic is non-biodegradable and a very hazardous waste for our environment.

He also assured that these sanitation drives will be started in all schools across the country to fulfil the Swachhta Mission of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Secretary (SE&L), MHRD, Rina Ray visited Kendriya Vidyalaya, Andrewsganj to join ‘Swacchta Hi Seva’ campaign with KV students. Other senior officials of the Ministry also visited other KVs in Delhi to join hands with students for the mission of Swacch Bharat.

The Swachhata hi Seva movement, which aims at generating greater public participation towards Swachhta, is being organised in the run-up to the fourth anniversary of the Swachh Bharat Mission, on October 2, 2018, which will also mark the commencement of the 150-year celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi.