Category: SocietyPart of speech: phraseDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC
સ્વચ્છ ભારત
/swachh bharat/Roman
English meaning: Clean India
Definition
A national cleanliness mission launched by the Government of India in 2014 to eliminate open defecation and improve solid waste management. Gujarat's cities like Surat and Ahmedabad have been consistently ranked among India's cleanest cities.
Example
“સ્વચ્છ ભારત મિશન ભારતમાં ઘન કચરા વ્યવસ્થાપન સુધારવા માટે છે.”
In English: “The Swachh Bharat Mission is to improve solid waste management in India.”
Literary Heritage
“વૈષ્ણવ જ઼ ન તો તેને ક઼ ઈ઼ એ, પ઼ ઈ઼ ઉ઼ ઉ઼ ઉ઼ ઉ઼ .”
/Vaiṣṇava jana to tene kahīe, pare duḥkhe upakāra kare re./
“Call him a true devotee who relieves another's suffering.”
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- Language
- ગુજરાતી
- Gujarati
- Script
- Gujarati
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
- 60M