Mahatma Gandhiji, Father of the Nation give the mantra “Cleanliness is Godliness”. Mahatma Gandhiji demonstrated and propagated for individual and community cleanliness in his entire life. Government following his footprints and launched the Nirmal Gujarat Abhiyan in the year of 2005. People of Gujarat are also supporting the state government for this good and noticeable initiative.
Swachh Gujarat campaign is firstly introduced in the year of 2005 and till now cities of Gujarat bagged many awards and added new features in the hat of Gujarat Government. Gujarat stood first in the construction of individual and public toilets. Honourable President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind declared rural Gujarat as an open defecation free Gujarat. State Government launched a rural comprehensive cleanliness program that covers more than 3300 villages’ panchayats. When it comes to Cleanliness, Gujarat is the leading state in the country with maximum cleanliness awards.
As per the report which is presented by the Commissioner and Secretary, Rural Development Department, that more than 32.45 lakh toilets have been constructed in rural households. Might be few of us knew that formal protocol for ODF is 95% access. However, Gujarat has ensured 100%. After all this Gujarat Government is steadily working behind Swachh Gujarat Mission. Read More
