Shri
Ajay Tamta briefs the media on Swachhtha Pakhwada of Ministry of Textiles
Minister
of State, Textiles, Shri Ajay Tamta said that there is a need for the message
of Swachhtha to reach to every citizen of the country; he said that everyone
needs to realize that Swachh Bharat Abhiyan can become a success only if each
one participates actively in it. The Minister said that according to the vision
of the Hon’ble Prime Minister, the Government as well as all sections of the
society have been working together for a Swachh Bharat. Shri Tamta thanked the
media for their support and said that there is a need to bring about a change
in mindset among the people, so that all nations realize that a new type of
revolution has been unleashed in India.
The Minister said this while briefing the media on the
observance of ‘Swachhtha Pakhwada’ (cleanliness fortnight) of the Ministry of
Textiles. Shri Tamta said that all 17 bodies coming under the Ministry
undertook various activities to advance Swachhtha in letter and spirit.
Cleanliness drives have been conducted in offices, jute mills, residential
colonies of workers in the textile sector and also in public places. Students
of various NIFT (National Institute of Fashion Technology) centres across the
country worked closely with various sections of the society and cleaned public
places and decorated walls with mural paintings containing messages of
Swachhtha. The Minister complimented the officials for closing/weeding out
around 2,000 office files during the cleanliness fortnight. A Swachhtha video
song too was prepared by the Ministry and shown to various stakeholders.
Besides these, an exhibition on waste management and
organic farming (organized by Central Silk Board), plantation drives, awareness
campaigns, health and cleanliness camps, debate competitions, slogan-writing
competitions, street plays, human chain, Padayatras and painting competitions
were held in various locations as part of the Pakhwada.
During
the media briefing, Shri Tamta read out a short poem on Swachhtha:
करते हैं नए युग का निर्माण, स्वच्छता में ही है हमारी शान,
रखते है पर्यावरण का ध्यान, हमारा भारत, हमारा अभियान
जिसने देखा अपने चश्मे से स्वच्छ भारत का सपना,
उसे हमसे उम्मीद थी की हम देंगे योगदान अपना,
चलो कर दे अपने बापू का सपना साकार,
भारत को देते है एक सुन्दर और स्वच्छ आकार
Secretary, Textiles, Shri
Anant Kumar Singh and OSD, Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Shri
Akshay Rout were also present on the occasion.
The Ministry of Textiles
seeks to make Swachhtha a way of life, in all functions coming under its
jurisdiction. A comprehensive Swachhtha Action Plan has been formulated by the
Ministry, keeping this in view. The components of the plan, and the fund requirement
under Swachh Bharat Mission in respect of Ministry of Textiles and its
organizations, for the years 2017-18 and 2018-19 and details are given below:
Sl. No.
|
Name of the Component
|
Budget (in lakhs)
|
2017-18
|
2018-19
|
1.
|
Outreach
|
2,012.48
|
2,384.3
|
2.
|
Adoption of Clusters
|
3.
|
Innovation Processes for Clean Production
|
4.
|
Improvement to Citizen Interface Areas
|
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