Swachh Bharat Abhiyan: An Outlook on Ward No.15 Balurghat Municipality,Dakshin Dinajpur
Author:
Khokan Das
Assistant Professor
Department of History
SBS Govt. College
Hili, West Bengal
Email: daskhokan1990@gmail.com
Abstract:India is the 2 nd largest populated Country which has socio-economic, political and cultural variations but the Global Warming, Increasing Population, Public Activities have greatly affected the public health policy. As a result, Mr. Narendra Modi, Prime -minister of India has launched the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan on 2 nd April,2014 which has greatly reflected upon the Ward No-15, Balurghat Municipality, Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. Although this kind of activities were continued from the Colonial Period by Lord Wavell with the “Health Survey and Development Committee” headed by Joseph Bhore. Then a gradual process has been continued and the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan has come into limelight. This field survey of 20 houses with 78 family members of Ward No-15, Balurghat Municipality, Dakshin Dinajpur district has find out the educational status, occupational details, public health policy, toilet system, garbage clearing etc. to highlight the socio-economic conditions as well as sustainable development of the concerned area.
Key Words:Development, Digital India, Global Warming, Swachh Bharat Mission.