Archive · 2 Oct 2026
Karnataka Orders Special Cleanliness Drive for Gandhi Jayanti
Karnataka is starting a special cleaning campaign for Gandhi Jayanti.
It will happen in hostels and residential schools across the state.
Students and officials will clean classrooms, kitchens, toilets and other areas.
Students will also learn about personal hygiene and protecting the environment.
They will be taught how to separate waste and keep public places clean.
The campaign is connected to Mahatma Gandhi’s belief in cleanliness.
Students will be encouraged to share these habits with their families and communities.
Officials have been told to continue the effort every day, not just during one event.
Minister Shivaraj S. Tangadagi directed a statewide cleanliness drive in department-run educational institutions.
The campaign will cover hostels, Ashram schools and Morarji Desai Residential Schools across Karnataka.
Classrooms, dormitories, kitchens, dining areas, toilets and surrounding premises will be cleaned.
Students will receive guidance on hygiene, waste segregation, environmental cleanliness and public cleanliness.
Officials were told to make cleanliness a continuous daily practice rather than a one-day activity.
- Who
- Shivaraj S. Tangadagi directed officials under the Backward Classes Welfare Department to organise the campaign, with students encouraged to participate.
- What
- A special cleanliness drive and awareness campaign will be held at hostels, Ashram schools and Morarji Desai Residential Schools.
- When
- In connection with Gandhi Jayanti; the article does not specify a date.
- Where
- Across Karnataka, at institutions under the Backward Classes Welfare Department.
- Why
- To promote Mahatma Gandhi’s views on cleanliness and develop lasting habits of hygiene, waste management and environmental care.
- Campaign
- Special cleanliness drive linked to Gandhi Jayanti
- Location
- Hostels, Ashram schools and Morarji Desai Residential Schools across Karnataka
- Facilities covered
- Classrooms, dormitories, kitchens, dining areas, toilets and surrounding areas
- Participants
- Students and officials
- Awareness topics
- Personal hygiene, environmental cleanliness, waste segregation and maintaining public places
- Long-term goal
- Make cleanliness a continuous daily practice rather than a one-day programme