Archive · 17 Sep 2026
Jal Shakti Ministry Launches Swachhata Hi Seva Campaign
The Jal Shakti Ministry has started a cleanliness campaign called Swachhata Hi Seva 2026.
It will take place from September 17 to October 2.
The campaign encourages people to help keep their communities clean.
Secretary Archana Varma led government staff in taking a cleanliness pledge.
The campaign will happen across India.
Its theme says that people’s participation can help build a cleaner and more developed country.
Minister C R Patil said the campaign has grown from a government programme into a people’s movement.
The campaign brings together government departments and citizens in both rural and urban areas.
The Department of Water Resources launched the Swachhata Hi Seva Campaign-2026 on September 17.
The campaign will run nationwide from September 17 to October 2.
Secretary Archana Varma administered a cleanliness pledge to department officers and staff in New Delhi.
The campaign theme is “Swachhata Mein Sahbhag, Swachh Bharat, Viksit Bharat.”
Union Minister C R Patil said the initiative aims to increase citizen participation and shared responsibility for cleanliness.
- Who
- The Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, under the Jal Shakti Ministry, along with citizens and government staff.
- What
- The Swachhata Hi Seva Campaign-2026 was launched, and department staff took a cleanliness pledge.
- When
- The campaign runs from September 17 to October 2, 2026, according to the report.
- Where
- The campaign is being conducted across India; the pledge ceremony took place at Shram Shakti Bhawan in New Delhi.
- Why
- To promote cleanliness, encourage public participation and shared responsibility, and support a cleaner India.
- Campaign
- Swachhata Hi Seva Campaign-2026
- Campaign period
- September 17 to October 2
- Theme
- “Swachhata Mein Sahbhag, Swachh Bharat, Viksit Bharat”
- Launching department
- Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
- Pledge administrator
- Secretary Archana Varma
- Pledge location
- Shram Shakti Bhawan, New Delhi
- Annual observance
- Swachhata Hi Seva has been observed annually since 2017