PM Modi inaugurated Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra

Prime Minister Modi has inaugurated Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra, an interactive experience centre on the Swachh Bharat Mission, on 8th August, 2020. A tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, the Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra (RSK) was first announced by the Prime Minister on 10th April 2017, on the occasion of the centenary celebrations of Gandhiji’s Champaran Satyagraha.

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The Swachh Bharat Mission has transformed rural sanitation in India and has changed the behaviours of over 55 crore people from open defecation to using a toilet.

The mission is now in its second phase, aiming to take India’s villages from Open Defecation Free (ODF) to ODF Plus, with a strong focus on sustaining ODF status and ensuring solid and liquid waste management for all.

The RSK has been established at the Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti at Rajghat in New Delhi.

RSK will impart information, awareness and education on the successful journey of world’s largest behaviour change campaign, the Swachh Bharat Mission.