The Union Minister for Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Parliamentary Affairs, Mr. M. Venkaiah Naidu along with the Union Minister for Communications & Information Technology, Mr. Ravi Shankar Prasad and the Union Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Drinking Water and Sanitation, Mr. Chaudhary Birender Singh releasing the Postal Stamp on ‘Swachh Bharat’, in Delhi on January 30, 2015.
New Delhi (GR-TYP-BIN): The Minister for Communications & Information Technology
The Communication Minister, speaking on the occasion said that the Government intends to make cleanliness a part culture of this country under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi . He pointed out that the design for the stamps were selected through a competition among the children on the theme.
Appreciating the idea the Minister for Urban Development said that if the practice of cleanliness catches with our children, it would spread as a mass movement in the country. He hoped that Swachhatha will become a Jan Andholan.
The Minister for Rural Development said that the release of the stamps on the Martyrdom Day on this subject of cleanliness, which is very close to the heart of the Father of the Nation, is an apt tribute to him.
The Department of Posts, at a function this morning issued a set of these three Commemorative Postage Stamps on the theme of Swachh Bharat.
Swachh Bharat Mission was launched by the Prime Minister on October 2, 2014 on the occasion of Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. This all-encompassing Mission covering our surroundings, seeks to achieve “Clean India” and aims to provide access to toilets for all households in the country, and thus making adequate arrangements for Solid and Liquid Waste MANAGEMENT
Release of a set of three stamps and a miniature sheet on the theme Swachh Bharat is a part of this effort to achieve the vision of Clean and Healthy India.
(Courtesy: PIB)