Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri today launched the seventh consecutive edition of Swachh Survekshan in New Delhi. It is the world's largest urban cleanliness survey conducted by Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban. Designed with People First as its driving philosophy, Swachh Survekshan 2022 is curated towards capturing the initiatives of cities for the overall welfare and well-being of frontline sanitation workers. The survey, flavoured with the Azaadi@75 spirit, will also give priority to the voices of senior citizens and young adults alike and reinforce their participation towards upholding the cleanliness of urban India.<br />''<br />''Speaking at the occasion, Mr Puri said that Swachh Bharat Mission is an important and transformative programme of the country which has achieved success due to involvement of all stakeholders at the grassroot level. He said, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the catalyst for converting the vision of the Mahatma Gandhi into reality by leading from front and converting it into a peoples' movement. The Minister said that Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0 and AMRUT 2.0 will be launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 1st of October.<br />''<br />''Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Kaushal Kishore said that Swachh Bharat Mission got people's support and created awareness among the people. He said, the cleanliness brought about by the Mission helped the country face the Pandemic successfully. Mr Kishore said, the Safai Karamcharies acted as corona warriors and the Government also took care of their interest.<br />''<br />''Swachh Survekshan 2022 has incorporated specific indicators that drive cities to improve working conditions and livelihood opportunities for these frontline soldiers in urban India's sanitation journey. It is symbolic that the seventh edition of the world's largest urban sanitation survey coincides with the commencement of the celebrations of the 75th year of India's independence. In keeping with the theme of Azaadi@75 and to pay tribute to the wisdom of the elderly, Swachh Survekshan 2022 will aim to capture feedback from senior citizens as an integral part of the survey.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #000000;">With this launch, MoHUA also kicked off the week-long celebrations of Azaadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. Continuing with its theme of People First, Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban will organize a series of citizen centric activities under the overarching theme of Jan Bhagidari. During this week, citizens of urban India will participate in a host of focused campaigns to renew their commitment to the cause of cleanliness.</span><br />