Swachh Diwas: 5 unmissable quotes from PM Modi's address at the Sanitation Convention at Rashtrapati Bhavan

On the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a brilliant tribute to the 'Father of the Nation' on the final day of 'Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention' at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi. In front of many esteemed guests, which also included United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres, PM Modi highlighted the number of great things 'Bapu' did during his time, including the fight for a 'Clean India'. Hygiene and Sanitation At the beginning of his speech, PM Modi referred to a 1945 quote by Mahatma Gandhi while stating that cleanliness and hygiene is the most important thing. "While fighting the independence battle, Gandhi ji once said that he would prioritise hygiene in freedom and sanitation. He mentioned the important things in his 'constructive programme' published in the years 1945, in which rural sanitation was also a key section," the PM said. आजादी की लड़ाई लड़ते हुए गांधी जी ने एक बार कहा था कि वो स्वतंत्रता और स्वच्छता में से स्वच्छता को प्राथमिकता देंगे। उन्होंने साल 1945 में प्रकाशित अपने 'Constructive Programme' में जिन जरूरी बातों का जिक्र किया था, उनमें ग्रामीण स्वच्छता भी एक महत्वपूर्ण सेक्शन था: PM — PMO India (@PMOIndia) October 2, 2018 Cleaning the dirt The Prime Minister, while speaking about 'Clean India' also stated that every individual should keep their surroundings clean, and anyone who doesn't do it, is only accepting to live in such state of condition. "If something is covered with dirt and an individual sees it, but does not clean it, ends up accepting the situation. After a point of time, the dirt doesn't seem like dirt to him. In a way, uncleanness takes over the consciousness of an individual," he added. कोई चीज गंदगी से घिरी हुई है और वहां पर उपस्थित व्यक्ति अगर उसे बदलता नहीं है, सफाई नहीं करता है, तो फिर वो उस गंदगी को स्वीकार करने लगता है। कुछ समय बाद ऐसी स्थिति हो जाती है कि वो गंदगी उसे गंदगी लगती ही नहीं। यानि एक तरह से अस्वच्छता व्यक्ति कि चेतना को जड़ कर देती है: PM — PMO India (@PMOIndia) October 2, 2018 Bapu's guidance Praising Mahatma Gandhi for the implementation and sucess of 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan', PM Modi went onto mention that the cleanliness drive began in the country because he got guidance from 'Bapu'. "I'll accept today that had I not understood the ideas and views of Gandhi ji so deeply, the sanitation campaign would never have been in the priorities of our government. I got inspiration from 'Bapu', which paved way for the start of 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan'," Prime Minister said. आज मैं आपके सामने स्वीकार करता हूं कि अगर मैंने गांधी जी को, उनके विचारों को, इतनी गहराई से नहीं समझा होता, तो हमारी सरकार की प्राथमिकताओं में भी स्वच्छता अभियान कभी नहीं आ पाता। मुझे पूज्य बापू से ही प्रेरणी मिली, और उन्हीं के मार्गदर्शन से स्वच्छ भारत अभियान भी शुरू हुआ: PM — PMO India (@PMOIndia) October 2, 2018 Defecation-free India Highlighting the success of the 'Clean India' movement, PM Modi proudly stated that 25 states in the country are free from defecation in open. "25 States of India have declared themselves free from defecation in open," he further mentioned. इसी जनभावना का परिणाम है कि 2014 से पहले ग्रामीण स्वच्छता का जो दायरा लगभग 38 प्रतिशत था, आज 94 प्रतिशत हो चुका है। भारत में खुले में शौच से मुक्त- ODF गांवों की संख्या 5 लाख को पार कर चुकी है। भारत के 25 राज्य खुद को खुले में शौच से मुक्त घोषित कर चुके हैं: PM — PMO India (@PMOIndia) October 2, 2018 The 4Ps One of the most important point during PM's address was the 4Ps. Before concluding his speech, he said, "I want to congratulate you for the fact that after this Conference of four days, we have all arrived at the conclusion that the 4P is necessary to make the world clean. These four mantras are: Political Leadership, Public funding, Partnerships and People's Participation." साथियों, मैं इस बात के लिए आपको बधाई देना चाहता हूं कि चार दिन के इस सम्मलेन के बाद, हम सब इस निष्कर्ष पर पहुंचे हैं कि, विश्व को स्वच्छ बनाने के लिए 4P आवश्यक हैं। ये चार मंत्र हैं: Political Leadership Public Funding Partnerships People’s participation: PM — PMO India (@PMOIndia) October 2, 2018

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Swachh Diwas: 5 unmissable quotes from PM Modi's address at the Sanitation Convention at Rashtrapati Bhavan

On the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a brilliant tribute to the 'Father of the Nation' on the final day of 'Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention' at the Rashtrapati Bhavan

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