National Cleanliness Day
2024-01-30 Tue
National Cleanliness Day in India is observed every year on January 30. The significance of this day is to promote awareness regarding cleanliness and sanitation as a way of life.Swachh Bharat mission was launch by honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on 2 October 2014 to pay tribute of Mahatma Gandhi. The idea behind this mission was to eliminate Open Defecation and to improve waste management and or waste disposal.
India post issued a Miniature Sheet on ‘Swachh Bharat’ in 2015 featuring a set of three postage stamps on the theme of ‘Swachh Bharat’.
Image Courtesy: India Post
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