Swachh Bharat Mission monitoring centre to come up at Rajghat

May 03, 2017 19:34

For effective implementation of its cleanliness mission, the government will establish a national centre at Rajghat, New Delhi, to monitor the progress of the Prime Ministers pet programme.

The Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra will be set up by the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation at the Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti, Rajghat, to monitor the progress of the Swachh Bharat Mission, Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said in New Delhi.

Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma said his ministry was considering providing space at the Rajghat for the Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra to mark the centenary of the Champaran Satyagraha.

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