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Department of Food and Public Distribution, Government of India and its sub ordinate offices observe ‘Swachhata Hi Sewa’ 2024 campaign

September 21, 2024

Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution

Department of Food and Public Distribution, Government of India and its sub ordinate offices observe ‘Swachhata Hi Sewa’ 2024 campaign

Posted On: 20 SEP 2024 6:56PM by PIB Delhi

The Department of Food and Public Distribution organized a door-to-door awareness campaign on at Firoz Gandhi Camp, New Delhi. The officers and the staff of the department visited the camp in the evening and distributed brooms, dustbins, soaps, sanitizers to the residents of the camp. The officers briefed the residents about the importance of not only keeping their houses clean but also their surroundings. The children of the residents were also sensitized about personal hygiene and keeping their environment clean.

Meanwhile the following activities were undertaken by the PSUs and Attached offices of the Department.

Food Corporation of India:-Swachhata ki Bhagidari:- Food Corporation of India, in its Headquarter in New Delhi organized a walkathon to Bengali Market which was flagged off by the CMD, Smt. Vanita Ratan Sharma. Around 120 employees of the Corporation participated in this event. Shouting slogans of Swachhata they generated awareness among the general public about cleanliness. During their walkathon they collected around 150 kgs of garbage which was disposed off in the blue and green dustbins.



Besides this, events like Mini Marathon, human chain formation, walkathon, painting competition for school kids etc. were organized FCI, Regional Offices, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Ahmedabad, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Raipur, Zonal Office West. Mumbai, Zonal Office (East), Kolkata, Divisional Office Kanuur and Food Supply Depot Muzhuppilangad on 19th September 2024.
The Indian Grain Storage Management and Research Institute (IGMRI), Hapur organized a successful cleanliness it its Staff Colony. During the drive, organic waste was collected, which will be used in the compost pit to create nutrient-rich compost for our plants and lawns. Some of the photographs of today’s activity are attached.


Central Warehousing Corporation, Hqrs. Office distributed dustbin to nearby residents for degradable and biodegradable waste disposal in Shahpur Jatt Village, New Delhi
Besides this activities like cleanliness work near Railway Line by Regional Warehouse Corporation , Nishatpura, Bhopal, distribution of Sanitation kits in slums & awareness program on Swachhata Pakhwada in a School Maligaon by Regional Office Guwahati, cleaning of dirty space and earmarking them for horticulture activities by Regional Office, Kochi, plantation under Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam, at Central Warehouse Chhindwara, Gwalior, establishing selfie centres were also undertaken to observe SHS 2024.
Directorate of Sugar &Vegetable Oils successfully conducted a cleanliness drive as part of the SHS 2024 campaign.


Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority conducted an essary writing competition under SHS 2024.


National Sugar Institute, Kanpur also had a cleanliness drive in its premises.