Swachh Bharat Abhiyan Current Affairs - 2019
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Puducherry bags top position in National Clean School Award given by HRD Ministry
Union Territory of Puducherry has bagged top position in National Clean School Award after seven schools from Puducherry were awarded for cleanliness. As many as 52 schools from across the country were bestowed with National Clean School Award in recognition of their efforts in carrying forward Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.
Key Facts
Tamil Nadu bagged second position in National Clean School Award. The third position was shared by Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat. Fourth position was shared by Jharkhand, Haryana, Maharashtra and Rajasthan. Three schools from each state made it for the award. National Clean School Award ranking and the list were issued by Union Ministry of Human Resource Development and was prepared by National Institute of Cleanliness Education and Research (NICER).
Month:Current Affairs - September, 2018 Categories: Governance & Politics
Tags: Ministry of Human Resource Development • National • National Clean School Award • Puducherry • Swachh Bharat Abhiyan • Tamil Nadu
Kunwar Bai: 106-year-old icon for Swachh Bharat campaign passes away
Kunwar Bai, a 106-year-old woman from Chhattisgarh who was chosen as mascot for `Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’, passed away after a prolonged illness. She had shot to fame in 2016 when story of her selling goats to build toilet at home had got nationwide publicity. She was felicitated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at public meeting at Kurrubhat village in Rajnandgaon district and later made a mascot for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.
Kunwar Bai
She was recognised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for building toilet by selling off her 8-10 goats to build two toilets at her home. Apart from that, she started showing other villagers the toilets at her home while educating them about its importance. She had encouraged others from village to build toilets. Her efforts had help to make her village ‘open defecation free as very home in her village has toilets.
Month:Current Affairs – February, 2018 Categories: Persons in News
Tags: Chhattisgarh • Kunwar Bai • Mascot • Narendra Modi • Obituary • Persons in News • Swachh Bharat Abhiyan