Chief of Modi's ambitious Swachh Bharat mission quits in less than a year
September 03, 2015  13:28
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Gujarat cadre IAS officer Vijaylakshmi Joshi, head of PM Narendra Modi's much-touted Swachh Bharat mission has resigned even before the ambitious project completes a year.


The 1980-batch officer sought voluntary retirement for personal reasons and it has been accepted by the government.


Joshi was secretary in the Panchayati Raj ministry when she was shifted to the sanitation ministry weeks ahead of the launch of the Swachh Bharat Mission. She is likely to serve till October-end.


Her husband, GP Joshi, a former IAS officer of Gujarat cadre, also took VRS in 2008.


Joshi's resignation comes in the wake of LC Goyal's resignation. Goyal, a 1979 batch IAS officer, had sought voluntary retirement from government service due to personal reasons which was approved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.


Senior bureaucrat Rajiv Mehrishi replaced Goyal, who was secretary, department of economic affairs, ministry of finance.


The Swachh Bharat Abhiyan is a national campaign by the Government of India, covering 4041 statutory towns, to clean the streets, roads and infrastructure of the country. This campaign was officially launched on 2 October 2014 at Rajghat, New Delhi.


Pic: PM Modi launches the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan on October 2, 2014
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