Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur to launch month-long nationwide Swachh Bharat 2022 in Prayagraj, UP

Prayagraj: Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur will launch a month-long nationwide Swachh Bharat 2022 at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh today. Swachh Bharat 2022 programme is being organized in 6 Lakh villages of 744 districts across the country through the network of Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) affiliated Youth Clubs and National Service Scheme Affiliated Institutions. 

The Department of Youth Affairs has set a target of collecting and disposing of 1 crore kg plastic waste through Swachh Bharat 2022. Informing about the Swachh Bharat 2022 in a video message Anurag Thakur said that Swachh Bharat 2022 will be launched with an aim to raise awareness, mobilize people and ensure their participation in making India clean. 

In this initiative, people from different regions, languages, and backgrounds will work together and the waste will be disposed of by these people on a completely voluntary basis. Swachh Bharat 2022 is not just a program but a serious attempt to make people realize the importance of cleanliness. This will also contribute to the Happiness Index of the country. The Department of Youth



Affairs is trying to make this campaign the biggest cleanliness campaign run by the people in the country.

Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur will launch the month-long nationwide Swachh Bharat 2022 at the campus of United institute of technology in Prayagraj around 1:00 p.m. this afternoon. The objectives of the Swachh Bharat programme are to organize the cleaning of public spaces and households across all the districts of the country from 01st October to 31st October 2022.   

It will involve all segments of society, Government organizations including PRIs and Non- Government Organizations, to instill awareness and feeling of pride among citizens to keep their surroundings clean and waste-free. 

Along with this campaign will give the mantra of “Swachch Kaal: Amrit Kaal” and make this program a People’s Movement through Jan Bhagidari. Later he will also attend as chief guest in the golden jubilee function of Amitabh Bachchan sports complex in Prayagraj and launch the 8-day long golden Jubilee sports festival also.