Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the 'Swachhata Hi Seva' movement today. The campaign for a Swachh Bharat or clean India, which began four years ago, was made into a nation-wide movement today. Over the next two weeks leading to October 2 - Gandhi Jayanti - the Swachhata Hi Seva movement aims to ensure a high standard of cleanliness across the country, which was Mahatma Gandhi's dream for the nation. October 2, 2018 will mark the beginning of the 150th year of Mahatma Gandhi's birth, and the government plans to realise his dream of a clean India. Interacting with citizens from across the country, Prime Minister Modi urged all Indians to be a part of this mass movement. The prime minister and other ministers also took part in various cleanliness drives across the nation.

Here are the highlights of the Swachhata Hi Seva movement launched today: