Overview

• At Army Headquarters Unit Run Canteen in New Delhi, Rajnath Singh led an ‘Ek Din, Ek Ghanta, Ek Saath’ drive, took the Swachhata Sankalp, felicitated Safai Mitras, planted a sapling, and flagged a Safai Run with 100 NCC cadets.
• Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan, Army chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi and Air Chief Marshal AP Singh attended alongside senior Defence Ministry officials and personnel.
• Singh described cleanliness as a “way of life” linked to national security, as the Defence Ministry stated that all military camps are open‑defecation‑free.
• The Ministry of Culture conducted a one‑hour shramdaan at Purana Qila led by the ASI, segregated collected waste, carried out a plantation drive including a Kalp Vriksha, and distributed sanitation kits to Safai Mitras and ground staff.
• Parallel efforts included a school cleanup led by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju in central Delhi and a roadside drive led by Health MoS Prataprao Jadhav near Nirman Bhawan, with BJP’s Seva Pakhwada urging citizen participation.