MHA carries out cleanliness drive as per 'Swachh Bharat'

Home Ministry has weeded out old record and files during a week-long cleanliness drive that ended today.
"During this week, teams were formed for a thorough cleaning of each and every room. The cleanliness activities were closely monitored. The divisional heads have visited the sections under their control to ensure the focused attention to upkeep and cleanliness," a release issued by the Ministry said.
The governmnet had launched 'Swachh Bharat Mission' on October 2 last year, seeking to clean the entire country by Mahatama Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary.
As part of this campaign, the Home Ministry stepped up its activities during the cleanliness drive from June 22 to 26.

"All the Section Officers have undertaken the special drive to carefully weed out, records and old files strictly in accordance with the rules of record management. A number of unwanted papers were removed which were piled up in sections and rooms," it said.
Some of the important activities taken up during this week include upkeep and cleaning of common areas, toilets, stairs, lifts, etc, upkeep and cleaning of the areas outside the office including parking lots, gardens, pathways, etc, the release said.

The activities like removing malba, lying at various places in and around North Block, Jaisalmer House and NDCC-II Building were also taken up.

Delhi Police and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) have also been advised to consider initiating competition among different police stations, units of CAPFs to increase the participation in the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and to reward better performing ones, it said.
"Swachh Bharat Abhiyan has been a continuous process in MHA. The active participation of all its officials towards cleanliness is making the MHA clean and tidy. MHA is committed to sustaining the momentum of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan," the release said.