Swach Bharat Abhiyan

Taking part in 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan', President Pranab Mukherjee said every Indian should devote two hours daily or at least 100 hours annually in cleanliness drive. Administering a pledge to the people to keep the country clean, the President said keeping the surroundings clean is an effective way in which a citizen can serve his country. Besides the government initiative to maintain cleanliness, he said, each and every Indian should do his part in this mission.

Andhra Pradesh and Telangana governor ESL Narasimhan launched the 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' at the Raj Bhavan by administering a pledge to the staff. The governor and his wife Vimala Narasimhan later symbolically swept the roads near Raj Bhavan.