The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti, on Thursday observed Swachh Bharat Diwas with a collective ‘shramdaan’ for cleanliness by all senior officials of the department on the premises of CGO Complex, New Delhi. The day also commemorates the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, the Ministry of Jal Shakti said in a press release.

The Swachhata Hi Seva 2025 campaign, organised from September 17 to October 2 jointly by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) and the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti (MoJS), has till date seen crores of citizens undertake voluntary shramdaan, reinforcing the spirit of Jan Andolan under the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM).

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