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Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri inaugurated the Swachhata Hi Seva 2026 campaign at the Ministry of External Affairs Headquarters on Thursday, leading diplomats and ministry officials in a nationwide pledge and cleanliness drive.
The programme was organised to mark Prime Minister Modis birthday and his 25 years of dedicated public service. Marking the commencement of the annual cleanliness drive, the Foreign Secretary administered the official Swachhata Pledge to MEA personnel, planted saplings under the Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam environmental initiative, and participated directly in Shramdaan (voluntary labor) to maintain tidy office surroundings. In a post on X detailing his participation, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri highlighted that the initiative follows Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for Swachch Bharat. "Answering Prime Minister Shri @narendramodis clarion call for a Swachch Bharat, launched the Swachchta Hi Seva campaign with the @MEAIndia family today by taking the Swachchta pledge, planting saplings for Ek Ped Maa ke Naam, and shramdaan for clean and tidy environs." https://x.com/VikramMisri/status/2100495970626855099 Meanwhile, the MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal wrote on X,"Foreign Secretary @VikramMisri launched 'Swachhata Hi Seva 2026' campaign on 17 September 2026 and administered Swachhata Pledge' to MEA officials." "As part of this, Foreign Secretary planted saplings under Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam in the lawns of MEA Hqrs. He also led MEA officials in #shramdaan for cleanliness drive," he added. Earlier in the day, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel participated in a Shramdaan cleanliness drive at the Vadnagar Bus Port, the birthplace of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as part of the Swachhata Hi Seva campaign. https://x.com/MEAIndia/status/2100533447819444572 During the cleanliness drive, CM Patel actively participated in the Shramdaan and also promoted environmental conservation by planting trees under the Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam campaign. Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Gujarat Energy Minister Rushikesh Patel, local public representatives, officials and a large number of citizens also joined the Chief Minister in the cleanliness drive. The participants extended their wishes for Prime Minister Modis good health and well-being. The Shramdaan at Vadnagar Bus Port was held as part of the statewide activities being organised under the Seva Sankalp Abhiyan and Seva Setu programmes on the occasion of the Prime Ministers birthday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was born on September 17, 1950, to Hiraba and Damodardas Modi in Vadnagar in Gujarat's Mehsana district. On May 26, 2014, Narendra Modi took the oath as the Prime Minister of India, becoming the first Prime Minister to be born after India attained Independence. BJP is organising the Seva Sankalp Abhiyan across the country from September 17 to October 17 to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modis birthday, with a series of service-oriented programmes and public outreach initiatives. (ANI)
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