Cleanliness Pledge to be taken on 02/10/2014 in Hindi & English

Apart from clearing their files, the government officials are now expected to work 100 hours every year to keep their neighbourhood spic-and-span as is listed out in the “Cleanliness Pledge” they have to take on Gandhi Jayanti.

The government in its order has attached a draft oath which every government official will have to undertake on 2 October (Gandhi Jayanti) which will be a working day for them this year.

“All the offices will open on October 2, 2014 in the forenoon and officers/officials will be directed to report at 9 AM. A senior officer be designated to administer Cleanliness Pledge to all the employees as 9.30 AM. Thereafter, the officers/officials will voluntarily carry out cleaning of their office premises from inside and outside,” the order said.

Cleanliness Pledge

Mahatma Gandhi taught us to live for the country.

He freed ‘Maa Bharati’ by breaking the shackles of slavery.

Let us pledge to eradicate insanitation.

It would be a great service to Mother India.

I would devote 100 hours every year for fulfilling the pledge of cleanliness.

I would neither litter nor allow anyone to do so.

I would begin cleanliness with myself, my family, my area and my workplace.

We know that those countries are cleaner whose citizens do not litter.  So we would aware people of the cleanliness drive from village and street to street.

I would administer this pledge to 100 other persons, who would devote 100 hours every year for the cleanliness

Gandhiji’s dream was not only of an independent India, but also that of a neat and clean Nation.  I would remain committed to it.

महात्मा गांधी ने जिस भारत का सपना देखा था उसमें सिर्फ राजनैतिक आजादी ही नहीं थी, बल्कि एक स्वच्छ एवं विकसित देश की कल्पना भी थी।  महात्मा गांधी ने गुलामी की जंजीरों को तोड़कर माँ भारती को आजाद कराया।  अब हमारा कर्त्तव्य है कि गंदगी को दूर करके भारत माता की सेवा करें।

मैं शपथ लेता हूं कि मैं स्वयं स्वच्छता के प्रति सजग रहूंगा और उसके लिए समय दूंगा।

हर वर्ष 100 घंटे यानी हर सप्ताह 2 घंटे श्रमदान करके स्वच्छता के इस संकल्प को चरितार्थ करूंगा।

मैं न गंदगी करूंगा न किसी और को करने दूंगा।

सबसे पहले मैं स्वयं से, मेरे परिवार से, मेरे मुहल्ले से, मेरे गांव से एवं मेरे कार्यस्थल से शुरुआत करूंगा।

मैं यह मानता हूं कि दुनिया के जो भी देश स्वच्छ दिखते हैं उसका कारण यह है कि वहां के नागर‍िक गंदगी नहीं करते और न ही होने देते हैं।

 इस विचार के साथ मैं गांव-गांव और गली-गली स्वच्छ भारत मिशन का प्रचार करूंगा।

मैं आज जो शपथ ले रहा हूं, वह अन्य 100 व्यक्तियों से भी करवाऊंगा।

मुझे मालूम है कि स्वच्छता की तरु बढ़ाया मेरा एक कदम पूरे भारत देश को स्वच्छ बनाने में मदद करेगा।

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