The ‘Swachchh Shakti Saptah’ will be launched at national level from Gurugram on March 1.
The Union Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation has decided to observe Swachh Shakti Saptah’ from March 1 to 8, across the country.
Union Minister of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water and Sanitation Narendra Singh Tomar will grace the occasion at Gurugram on March1, said a spokesman of Haryana Development and Panchayats Department.
He said that the State Government has planned a series of activities to be undertaken at district, block and gram panchayat level during this week.
About 1500 women sarpanches of Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) and all women sarpaches of Gurugram division would participate in this event, said he. The spokesman said that while all Additional Deputy Commissioners of Gurugram Division have been asked to ensure participation of women sarpanches, a minimum of 200 from each district, in this event, all other Additional Deputy Commissioners have also been asked to depute five women champions in sanitation from each district in this event.
While referring to various activities to be undertaken in the State during this week long event, he said that while an extensive advertisement campaign on week-long Swacch Shakti Saptah would be launched at State and district level on March 1, film or documentary on women and swachhata would be screened at district, block and gram panchayat levels on March 2.
He said that district level essay writing, painting and drawing competitions on girl child and sanitation in Government schools and colleges would be held on March 3 whereas, sports programmes for girls and women by involving school and colleges and Women and Child Development Department would be organised at district and gram panchayat level on March 4. Apart from this, district level Panchayat Swachhata Rallies would be organised on March 5, exposure visits would be arranged for women sarpanches to Open Defecation Free (ODF) and ODF plus districts, blocks and gram panchayats on March 6.
On March 7, women sammelan would be organised at block level by involving women sarpanches, panches, anganwadi workers, ASHAs, Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANM) and Self Help Groups.
On concluding day of the Swacch Shakti Saptah on March 8, district level functions would be organised for honouring women sanitation champions by involving respective Member of Parliament, MlA, Chairman of Zila Parishad, Deputy Commissioner and Additional Deputy Commissioner-cum-Chief Executive Officer of, District Rural Development Agency, added the spokesman.