Current Affairs |Swachh Mahotsav 2019

                                 Swachh Mahotsav-2019 

pic source : Rajya Sabha TV

Swachh Mahotsav held at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi on 6 September 2019. The event was organised under Union Ministry of Jal Shakti where President Ram Nath Kovind  presented  Swachh Bharat Awards in various categories for outstanding contribution to Swachh Bharat Mission .

Key Points :

• Swachh Mahotsav saw the launch of the Swachh Bharat Mission's Book on Behavior Change Communication which was released by Union Minister of Jal Shakti ,Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and received by President Ram Nath Kovind.
• President stressed the importance of Cleanliness for the success of Jal Jeevan Mission which was launched by the government in 2019.

Swachh Bharat Awards 2019 :

Bharat Swachh Icon                  Vaishno Devi Shrine Board,

Place Award                  :                  Jammu and Kashmir

Bharat Swachh Action 

Plan Category                :           Ministry of Railways

Swachhta Pakhwada 

Award                            :           Department of Defence

Award for Open 

Defecation Free             :          Gujarat and Sikkim

(ODF) and 

Behavior Change 

Ganga Gram Award       :         Village Bagori in Uttarkashi

Small Points :

CM of Gujarat                :        Vijay Rupani

Governor of Gujarat       :        Acharya Devvrat

CM of Sikkim                  :        Prem Singh Tamang

Governor of  Sikkim        :        Ganga Prasad