Modi in Varanasi & Celebrating 25th Dec Christmas Day as Good Governance Day

Varanasi: Taking forward his Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, PrimeMinister Narendra Modi on Thursday revisited his constituency and lauded people for helping in getting rid of the Assi Ghat mounds of soil and garbage to restore the historical site to its old glory

In the holy city to mark the Good Governance Day, he supervised the cleanliness campaign and also nominated various people and organisations to join the 'Swachh Bharat (clean India)' campaign launched by his government on Mahatma Gandhi's birthday on October 2.
  

Modi on November 8 had wielded a spade to remove silt deposited at the ghat along the banks of the Ganga as part of his clean India campaign.
  
People, social organisations, municipal coporation and state government have played an important role and we are seeing today that the ghat, which was full of soil, is now back to its old beauty along side Mother Ganga," he said in a brief address.

The Prime Minister nominated for the campaign Nagaland Governor Padmanabha Acharya, former IPS officer and activist Kiran Bedi, former Indian cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly, comedian Kapil Sharma, classical dancer Sonal Mansingh, Ramoji Rao of Eenadu group and Aroon Purie of India Today group. He had nominated some people during his last visit as well.
  
Firstly, he also nominated some organisations which included Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Eenadu and India Today groups besides 'dabbewale' of Mumbai, who deliver home-made food to lakhs of people in the city.

Modi is in his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi to mark the 'Good Governance Day' on the occasion of the 90th birthday of former prime minister Atal BihariVajpayee.

Modi said.."Good Governance is the key to a nation's progress. Our government is committed to providing a transparent and accountable administration which works for the betterment and welfare of the common citizen."and added "It has been my dream to bring government closer to our citizens, so that they become active participants in the governance process."During the last seven months, the government has been consistently working towards this goal. & many more he said....

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