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BAL SWACHHTA ABHIYAN ESSAY 6 (400 WORDS) 
Bal Swachhta Abhiyan or Mission was especially launched on the birth anniversary of the 
first Indian Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (also called as Chacha Nehru) 
because of his love and devotion towards children. Chacha Nehru was a great person who 
loved children so much that‟s why children‟s day event and Bal Swachhta Abhiyan has 
been launched on the 14th of November, his birth anniversary. The celebration of this 

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mission takes place from 14th of November to 19th of November means from birthday of 
first Indian prime minister to birthday of first woman Indian prime minister (Indira 
Gandhi). 
This mission was launched by the Indian Union Minister of Women and Child 
Development, Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi in New Delhi at Maidangarhi anganwadi on 
14th of November, 2014. This abhiyan is started as an initiative programme of nationwide 
sanitation. The objectives of this mission are more likely matches with the purposes of 
Swachh Bharat Mission launched by Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. Both of the 
missions have purpose of achieving a Swachh Bharat or clean India in near future. 
Children are the best medium of initiating cleanliness and sanitation all through the India 
as well as motivate others in maintaining the cleanliness of homes, surroundings, 
environment, schools, etc. 
Children from all schools actively take part in the ongoing cleanliness drive to make India a 
clean India as well as make cleanliness a vital part of daily life. Cleanliness is a campaign, 
the purpose of which can be fulfilled only when every Indian citizen takes part and do their 
best to maintain the cleanliness in daily routine. This five days long mission has following 
themes according to the date of celebration in 2014: 
The theme of 14th November was “Clean Schools, Surroundings and Play areas”. 
The theme of 15th November was “Clean Food”. 
The theme of 17th November was “Clean Self”. 
The theme of 18th November was “Clean Drinking Water”. 
The theme of 19th November was “Clean Toilet”. 
Different themes of particular dates were decided by the government to make the 
celebration more enthusiastic, effective, targetable and purposeful. All the students took 
part actively in the cleanliness drive and followed strict instructions to undertake activities 
of garbage removal from the surrounding areas. Students are motivated, directed and 
inspected by their teachers and principals to perform the many activities related to event. 
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