Mayur Mahajan
National Bal Swachhta Mission launched by Union Minister of Women and Child Development Smt. Maneka Gandhi in Delhi. It was launched on the 125th birth anniversary of first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru. The national Bal Swachhta Mission is a part of the nationwide sanitation initiative of ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’ launched by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The main motive of this mission is to clean Anganwadis, Clean Surroundings like Playgrounds, Clean Self (Personal Hygiene/Child Health), Clean Food, Clean Drinking Water, and Clean Toilets. Under this scheme, the aim is to provide the healthy and hygienic environment to school going children. The National Bal Swachhta mission is implemented by Women and Child Development with the help of Departments such as School Education, Urban Development, Drinking Water and Sanitation, and Information and Publicity. Under this scheme, the awareness can build towards school going children to maintain cleanliness at home, school, public places. The awareness can create among children’s with the help of informal ways like poems, storytelling, small games, and conversation with children’s. The Union Minister of Women and Child Development also released a book on Bal Swachtta Mission prepared by National Institute of Public Cooperation And Child Development (NIPCCD)
Benefits of National Bal Swachhta Mission:
- To get benefit of clean Aganwadis
- To get benefit of clean surrounding in the school like playground
- To get clean food in school
- To get benefit of clean drinking water
- To get benefits of clean toilets
Objectives of National Bal Swachhta Mission:
- Clean Anganwadis
- Clean Surroundings like Playgrounds
- Clean Self (Personal Hygiene/Child Health)
- Clean Food
- Clean Drinking Water
- Clean Toilets
Eligibility for National Bal Swachhta Mission:
- The scheme is eligible for government schools in India
- The aganwadis all over India are eligible for this scheme
- National Bal Swachhta mission is eligible for state, district, blocks and Gram- Panchayat level
Implementation of National Bal Swachhta Mission:
- The Women and Child Development Departments of various states is implemented this mission
- The state, district, and grampncyat implemented this mission
- National Bal Swachhta Mission is implemented with the help of various department like School Education, Urban Development, Drinking Water and Sanitation, and Information and Publicity
References & details:
- For more details about National Bal Swachhta Mission visit following official site
- http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=111387
