Charity begins at home, keeping this motto in mind, the Union Urban development Ministry has launched a fortnightly cleanliness drive focusing on Government offices and buildings, as a part of the Centre’s flagship Swachch Bharat Mission (SBM).
Speaking about the drive, Praveen Prakash, Joint Secretary, UD Ministry said “The SBM in order to become a Jan Andolan requires concentrated efforts from each stakeholder, in order to make it a collective dream.”
As part of the drive, the Ministry is reaching out to all other Central Ministries to conduct cleanliness drives in their office buildings. The Central Public Works Department (CPWD) will conduct an assessment exercise on cleanliness for all Government buildings in the NCR region. “States have been asked to conduct cleaning drives in the office buildings at the State headquarters and conduct this assessment between 16th and 21st March. A senior official from the Ministry, said that the assessment parameters will focus on adequacy and cleanliness of urinals installed, the number of functional wash basins, the state of litter and betel stains, and the number of dustbins available for use, among others.