Modi's "Swacch Bharat" mission to keep country clean!!

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that Mission Swachh Bharat, to be launched on October 2, with the aim of creating a clean India by 2019, should take the form of a mass movement. He made the remark after chairing a high-level meeting to review preparations for the launch of Mission Swachh Bharat. 

Modi said the activities on October 2nd should not be limited to the Prime Minister's functions in the national capital. "Activities related to cleanliness should be undertaken in each and every village across the country, he said, highlighting the need for working together with State Governments to make this Mission a success. Gandhiji should be our inspiration for Swachh Bharat," he added. 

Various Union Ministries, including the Ministries of Urban Development, Rural Development, Human Resource Development and Information & Broadcasting, presented their concepts on the Mission. Towns along river bank of the Ganga and its tributaries will be accorded top priority in Mission Swachh Bharat.