Development, cleanliness in villages in 15-day campaign
24 Sept 2017 9:51 PM IST
New Delhi: The government will launch a 15- day campaign next month to promote development and cleanliness in rural areas and has urged all MPs to spearhead it in the villages they have adopted.
The Centre will conduct the 'Gram Samridhi Evam Swachhta' campaign from October 1 to 15, in partnership with state governments, to give a boost to development activities in rural areas, Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said in a letter to all MPs.
He urged them to facilitate various programmes at the panchayat level for "holistic development" of villages.
The campaign will focus on educating villagers about hygiene and cleanliness through self-help groups, anganwadi centres and schools, and conducting training programmes.
The minister asked the MPs to emphasise on complete immunisation of children and special programmes to reduce the dropout rate among girl students.
Orientation programmes and job fairs should also be organised to inform the rural youth about the opportunities available, he said.
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