Overview

• Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said the country and the BJP will observe Seva Paksha from September 17 to October 2, linking the start to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 75th birthday and the close to Gandhi Jayanti.
• BJYM announced the Namo Yuva Run on September 21 across 75 locations, targeting around one million participants under the “Nasha Mukt Bharat” theme.
• Milind Soman was introduced as the initiative’s national run ambassador at the New Delhi launch event with BJYM chief Tejasvi Surya.
• State units detailed plans: Delhi outlined inaugurations of hospitals, 150 Ayushman Arogya Mandirs and 75 new schemes, while Haryana scheduled health check-up camps, cleanliness drives, blood donation and tree plantation.
• Assam BJP set out blood donation, cleanliness and free health camps starting September 17, said the Prime Minister is expected to address the health week virtually, and noted diaspora and MyBharat-backed registrations for parallel runs in 75 global cities.