Delhi Government offices will remain open on the birth anniversary of ‘Father of Nation’ on October 2. Despite October 2 being a Gazetted Holiday, officials at the Delhi Government will be present in their offices and clean up their departments and surroundings. This will be for the first time that the offices of Delhi Government will be functional October 2, the day Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch Mission Swacch Bharat’ (clean India) across India on the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
All the Government department officials have been instructed to be present on this day to take part in “Swachh Bharat Abhiyan” National Sanitation Mission to be launched by the Prime Minister. A circular to this effect has been sent to the city administration from the Centre.
lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung and Chief Secretary DM Spolia have held several rounds of meetings with the officers of all the departments to chalk out the plan for the sanitation drive. All Government offices, subsidiary offices, hospitals, schools and institutions have been roped to participate in the sanitation exercise that the Delhi Government wants to carry out on a large scale. It may be noted that the city Government has already declared sanitation week (September 25 to October 2) and various departments were asked to come out to detailed programmes on sanitation. Government will launch schemes to generate awareness among the Delhiites about the importance of sanitation.