Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday launched the ‘Delhi Ko Kude Se Azadi-Swachhta Abhiyan 2026’ at the Kedarnath Sahni Auditorium at the Municipal Corporation of Delhi headquarters, encouraging different civic wards to compete for Rs 1 crore prize money.
It aims to strengthen the city’s sanitation system further, promote scientific waste management, ensure cleanliness of public spaces, and increase public participation by making citizens more aware of cleanliness, she said. With the government’s support, the civic body has been working at a faster pace in sanitation and various other areas, he said. The government’s objective in freeing Delhi from garbage is not merely to run cleanliness drives, but to make cleanliness a part of citizens’ daily behaviour and lifestyle, she said. She said resolving the Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s financial difficulties is a priority for the government.
Union Minister of State and Delhi BJP president Harsh Malhotra, Delhi Urban Development Minister Ashish Sood, Delhi Mayor Pravesh Wahi, Chief Whip and MLA Abhay Verma and others were present at the programme. Under the leadership of Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, the Delhi government has paid special attention to strengthening the Municipal Corporation financially. Government departments, local bodies, market associations, RWAs, educational institutions, industrial organisations, voluntary organisations and citizens will all be brought together to give the campaign the character of a broad-based people’s movement. The government is now working with full seriousness and determination to address these problems.
