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Seva Pakhwada Set for Sept. 17–Oct. 2 With BJYM’s ‘Namo Yuva Run’ on Sept. 21

The drive pairs service deliveries with a fitness-and-deaddiction push targeting about one million runners, fronted by Milind Soman under the Nasha Mukt Bharat message.

Anganwadi centre at Basanpur, Dantewada | Mayank Kumar | ThePrint
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Sewa Pakhwada will be observed across Haryana from September 17 to October 2 to mark the 75th birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Overview

  • Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya confirmed the nation and the BJP will observe a service fortnight from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday on September 17 through Gandhi Jayanti on October 2.
  • BJYM announced the Namo Yuva Run across 75 locations on September 21, with an expected 10,000–15,000 participants per site under the anti-drug theme.
  • Milind Soman was named national ambassador for the campaign and joined BJYM chief Tejasvi Surya in a push-up challenge at the launch event in Delhi.
  • The Delhi government plans to inaugurate four hospitals and 150 Ayushman Arogya Mandirs and launch 75 new schemes during the fortnight, alongside sanitation and welfare initiatives.
  • State units in Haryana and Assam outlined medical camps, blood donation drives and cleanliness campaigns for the period, while some reports vary on the run’s scale, citing 100 locations instead of 75.