PM to kick-start Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 on October 1

To celebrate and commemorate 75 years of progressive India and its glorious history, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs is organising special events and programmes across the country from September 27 to October 3, as part of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations. The highlight of the week will be the launch of the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 and AMRUT- 2.0 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 1.

Delhi:To celebrate and commemorate 75 years of progressive India and its glorious history, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs is organising special events and programmes across the country from September 27 to October 3, as part of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations.The highlight of the week will be the launch of the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 and AMRUT- 2.0 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 1, as per press release.

To celebrate the seven years of Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U), the Ministry is organising 'Swachhata Se Sampannata' programme on September 27 where ‘Swachhata App 2.0’ and ‘Swachh Survekshan 2022’ will be launched.

Safaimitra Samman Amrit Samaroh will also be organised on October 2 and 3 where a virtual interaction and loan disbursement to Safaimitras will be held and digital displays for sensitising the citizens will be there.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch AMRUT 2.0 on October 1. Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) is the first focused National Water Mission and was first launched on June 25, 2015, in 500 cities covering 60% of the urban population. All cities having a population above one lakh are covered under Mission. Providing piped water supply and sewerage and septage management is the major focus of the Mission. Stormwater drainage, non-motorised urban transport and green spaces and parks are other components of Mission.

The Ministry has chalked out various events on Housing For All (HFA) during the week like Awas Par Samvaad: Workshops by Banks/Educational Institutes on wide-ranging themes of housing in the urban landscape. A visit of 75 Technograhis will be undertaken at each Light House project (LHP) site. Fruit and medicinal plants may be planted by PMAY(U) beneficiaries all over the country. Panel discussions on the Transformation of Rental Housing through the Model Tenancy Act (MTA) are being arranged throughout the nation during the iconic week.

The event on Tactical Urbanism Projects (22 Cities x 75 hours each) will be conducted. It will close with public events to celebrate the public place and various kinds of freedom it brings – live music performance, street foods, street-level games/sports, storytelling, movie screenings and community bonds building exercises. Apart from this, other events like Theme Freedom@ Technology will be shown via 75 Integrated Command and Control Centres (ICCCs) enabling the cities.