Swacch Clean Monument Campaign

Inspired by the ongoing ‘Swacch Bharat Campaign’ of the Government of India, Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) launched the ‘Swacch /Clean Monument Campaign’ for school children (from classes six to nine) with the support of 60 INTACH chapters across the country. The campaign comprised of a clean-up drive of a monument or area and a poster-making competition. 32 regional and 10 national winners [(including, 6 winners from the poster making competition) and 4 national monument monitors winners)] were selected.

Celebrating the remarkable efforts of the students, the 10 national winners had an opportunity to visit Delhi from 6 to 8 July 2016. During the three-day visit, the national winners visited various sites and organizations working in heritage and environment conservation as well as, engaged with leading experts associated with the field. Including, Development Alternatives (DA); Chintan; The Energy Resource Institute (TERI) Gram Retreat, Sanskriti Kendra Anandgram and INTACH.

The programme concluded with a felicitation and an award ceremony for the national winners held at INTACH New Delhi on 8 July 2016. The Chief Guests, Dr Bindeshwar Pathak (Founder, Sulabh Sanitation and Social Reform Movement) and Ms Shefali Shah (Joint Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Government of India) appreciated the efforts of the students and encouraged them to continue taking on a leading role in the campaign!