HOW SWACHH BHARAT CAN SUCCEED

Of the numerous initiatives that Prime Minister Modi has launched Swachh Bharat
Abhiyaan,which would give Mahatma Gandhi a gift of a clean India on his 150th birth
anniversary on 2nd Oct,2019 has the graetest potential to transform the lives of all
Indian-rich and poor.Sanitation has been the theme of virtually every government in
recent times.Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi had launched the Central Rural Sanitation
Programme in 1986 and Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayeethe Complete Sanitation
Campaign in 1999.But no previous government has the resolve and commitment
exhibited buy Modi. This time it feels real.

Pursuit of Swachh Bharat olso requires strenghthening public health services.Services

such as good drainage system,absence of swamps and ponds that are home to stagnant
water and the supply of safe drining water -are classic examples of public goods require
effective governance intervention.

As a final thought let me state that it is of utmost importance that Modi sustains the
public awarness campaign at the high level he has began until the objective is
achieved.Through speeches and commercials on television and radio, he continually
exhort citizens to change their habit. He must olso cajole state chief ministers,prominent
politicians from all parties,film and sport stars to do the same.

If we wage this campaign on a war footing as we once did to eradicate polio we can
surely make the 150th birthday of Mahatma Gandhi a memorable day for every citizen
of India.