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Source: The post is based on the article “Ministry of Urban Affairs rolls out ‘Swachh Amrit Mahotsav” published in PIB on 9th September 2022.
What is the News?
The Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs has announced the commencement of ‘Swachh Amrit Mahotsav’ and the first ever Indian Swachhata League(ISL).
What is Swachh Amrit Mahotsav?
It is a fortnight of activities to galvanize action around swachhata from 17th Sept. 2022(Seva Diwas) till 2nd Oct. 2022 (Swachhata Diwas).
The fortnight will focus on mobilizing citizen action and commitment towards the vision of building ‘Garbage Free Cities’.
The official logo for the fortnight is ‘Swachh Amrit Mahotsav: Ek Aur Kadam Swachhata Ki Ore’ signifying the resolve to intensify and reinvigorate the Jan Andolan in the world’s largest sanitation programme.
What is the Indian Swachhata League(ISL)?
It is an inter-city competition to take place between the youth of the cities on the 17th of Sept. 2022.
For the maiden edition of ISL, more than 1,850 city teams from across the country have officially registered to compete.
Each team will compete in the League by creating their own unique sanitation initiatives to focus on creating garbage-free beaches, hills and tourist places.
