People of the State today enthusiastically participated in ‘Swachhta Hi Sewa’ campaign started by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi with cleanliness programmes being organised across the State in varied organisations andbeing actively joined by lakhs of people.
Chief Minister Raghubar Das launched the campaign from at Naya Tola, Dibdih in the State Capital exhorting the people of the State to join the cleanliness mission under Swachta Pakkhwada which will run from September 15 to October 2.
Addressing the people on the occasion the CM said tribal sisters and brothers pay special care to cleanliness. “Cleanliness is essential for every citizen. This is not a mission of the Prime Minister and Chief Minister but of every citizen. We have to work on mission mode for cleaning the State before October 2,” he said.
The CM said that from September 15 to October 2 the whole country will celebrate ‘Cleanliness is Service’ programme. Today all the people in the country are running campaign of cleanliness in their neighbourhood, streets and houses.
Das said that on September 23 the Prime Minister is coming to Ranchi to start Ayushman Bharat scheme. “I have come to invite you to attend the programme to be held in Prabhat Tata ground. More than 57 lakh families of Jharkhand will get health insurance worth Rs 5 lakh. The world’s largest health scheme will begin on September 23 from Jharkhand. The Prime Minister will give benefit of this scheme to 5 beneficiaries and then this will continue till 57 lakh families are not given health insurance. So understand this scheme and explain to the poor around you,” he said.
The CM during the programme was flanked with Ministers RC Chandravanshi, CP Singh, Louis Marandi and hundreds of workers and school students.
The ‘Swachhta Hi Sewa’ campaign was actively organized in the State in district headquarters, sub divisions, blocks, government schools, technical institutions, business establishments, public sector enterprises among others and lakhs of people participated in the programme.