All central government offices in South Block, North Block and Shastri Bhawan among others will be closed at 2 pm on Wednesday, in connection with the arrangements for the nation-wide launch of ‘Swachh Bharat’ (Clean India) campaign by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday.
“I will remain committed towards cleanliness and devote time for this... I will neither litter nor let others litter.”
This is the salient point of the pledge that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will administer to the countrymen on Thursday, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, while highlighting the Father of the Nation’s thrust on cleanliness.
The Prime Minister will administer the pledge at a public function here on October 2. Government has appealed to all government employees and the public to take the pledge likewise.
Besides them, offices situated in Rail Bhawan, Shram Shakti Bhawan, Udyog Bhawan, Nirman Bhawan and Vigyan Bhawan will also be closed early, said an order issued on Tuesday by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT).
These offices will remain closed till 10.30 am on October 2, the order said.
The offices in CSIR building, Reserve Bank of India, Yojna Bhawan, National Archives, Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts, National Media Centre, Jawahar Bhawan, Vayu Bhawan, Sena Bhawan, National Museum, Vigyan Bhawan Annexe, CCA, Ministry of Agriculture, 16-A Akbar Road, DRDO Bhawan, Raksha Bhawan, National Stadium, Hyderabad House and Coast Guard HQ will also be closed early on Tuesday.
“Government offices located in Rashtrapati Bhavan and Parliament House would remain closed from 10 pm on October 1, 2014 till 10.30 am on October 2, 2014,” the DoPT order said.
The ‘swachta (cleanliness)’ pledge is being administered amid Modi’s intent to create a national movement over the next five years to realise the objective of ‘clean India’ by October 2, 2019, the 150th birthday of Mahatma Gandhi.
