Secretary, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Umang Narula today launched Swachhata Pakhwada which will continue till 30th of this month. Mr Narula administered swachhata pledge to all the officers of the Ministry in New Delhi. Speaking at the occasion, Additional Secretary in the  Ministry Dr. Satya Prakash outlined the importance of Swachhata in all walks of personal and social life. He also gave a brief description of the activities proposed to be undertaken during the Swachhata Pakhwada.

During this period, all pending physical files of the Ministry would be reviewed and weeded out if required.Apart from usual Swachhata campaign inside and outside the rooms and chambers, an Intra-School Essay Competition has also been proposed in one of the identified schools in Delhi during Swachhata Pakhwada. This is being done with the objective to make the youth more aware about importance and efficacy of Swachhata all around.