Launch of Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra(RSK)and Gandagi Mukt Bharat (GMB)

PM to inaugurate Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra (RSK) on 8th August 2020

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi shall inaugurate Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra, an interactive experience centre on the Swachh Bharat Mission, on 8th August, 2020. A tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, the Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra (RSK) was first announced by the Prime Minister on 10th April 2017, on the occasion of the centenary celebrations of Gandhiji’s Champaran Satyagraha.

The installations at RSK will introduce future generations to the successful journey of world’s largest behaviour change campaign, the Swachh Bharat Mission. A balanced mix of digital and outdoor installations in the RSK will impart information, awareness and education on Swachhata and related aspects. The complex interplay of processes and activities will be presented through assimilative learning, best practices, global benchmarks, success stories and thematic messages in an interactive format.

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Gandagi Mukt Bharat (GMB)

Gandagi Mukt Bharat from 8-15 August 2020 As the name implies, the campaign aims to reaffirm commitment towards building a
cleaner and healthier future.
States and UTs are expected to actively participate in the programme as they mobilise communities at District, Block and Village levels to engage in cleaning, plantation, promotion of behaviour change, shramdaan and other swachhata related activities.
The highlight of the week-long campaign is the inauguration of the Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra (RSK) on 8th August. A tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, the RSK was first announced by the Hon’ble Prime Minister on 10th April 2017 at the centenary celebrations of Gandhiji’s indigo agitation, the Champaran Satyagraha. The RSK has been established at the Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti at Rajghat in New Delhi – a dynamic experience centre to actively engage with citizens to impart information, awareness, and education around Swachhata in an interactive format with a balanced mix of digital and outdoor installations.
Here are the activities scheduled for the weeklong GMB: