Gandhiji played a very important role in developing hygienic habits among people and wished to see India like other nations. Personal hygiene not only makes you healthy but also helps in the development of the nation because every year our country spends a lot of money on the treatment of various diseases and most of the diseases are caused by unhealthy habits. This money can be saved and used for development. Gandhiji was well aware of such things and promoted cleanliness. He was really very courageous because the steps he took in that era were very decent and bold and a common man would really need lots of courage to do anything like that.
In India, there was a group marked as untouchables and cleaning was their duty. Gandhiji did not follow any orthodoxy, he was an iconoclast for the society and this caused him many troubles but he never backed down. He believed that cleaning is an individual’s duty and stated:
“So long as you do not take the broom and the bucket in your hands, you cannot make your towns and cities clean.”
He always encouraged everyone to get some healthy cleaning habits and taught them the importance of cleanliness. He advised students:
"If you become your own scavengers, you will make your surroundings clean. It needs no less courage to become an expert scavenger than to win a Victoria Cross.
He promoted cleanliness and a clean India will really be a true tribute for him on his 150th birth anniversary. The Swachh Bharat Abhiyan has been categorized into various groups discussed below.
