Mr. Umang Narula (1989 batch IAS officer), the incumbent secretary in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, launched the flagship Swachhata Pakhwada, 2024 (from 16th to 30th April 2024) with the administration of Swachhata Pledge to all the officers working for the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs today in New Delhi.

While speaking at the event, Dr. Satya Prakash, Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, illustrated the importance of Swachhata in all walks of our personal and social life and gave a brief description of the activities proposed to be undertaken during the Swachhata Pakhwada, 2024.

Under this ambitious project, the Ministry pledges to review and weed out (if required) all pending physical files. A special Cleanliness drive would be undertaken in rooms. Old and obsolete electronic and other items would be collected and auctioned if required. Apart from the usual Swachhata campaign inside the chambers allotted to the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, it has also been proposed to conduct an Intra-School Essay Competition in one of the identified schools in Delhi during Swachhata Pakhwada. This is being done to make the youth more aware of the importance and efficacy of Swachhata all around.