Nation gears up for grand inauguration of Swachh Bharat Mission by Prime Mininster on 2nd of October

Millions of people across the country are joining daily the cleanliness initiatives of the government departments, NGOs and local community centres to make India completely clean by 2019. Reports are pouring in from every nook and corner of India about some unique initiative by the people to achieve this novel goal. The country is all set to witness a grand launching of Swachh Bharat Mission by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 2nd of October, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Shri Modi said in a message that on 2nd October we are launching Swachh Bharat Mission, a massive mass movement that seeks to create a Clean India. Cleanliness was very close to Mahatma Gandhi's heart. A clean India is the best tribute we can pay to Bapu when we celebrate his 150th birth anniversary in 2019. Mahatma Gandhi devoted his life so that India attains 'Swarajya'. Now the time has come to devote ourselves towards 'Swachchhata' (cleanliness) of our motherland. I urge every one of you to devote at least hundred hours every year, that is two hours every week towards cleanliness. We can't let India remain unclean any longer. On 2nd October, I myself will set out with a broom and contribute towards this pious task.