President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind presented Swachh Bharat awards to various swachhata champions on the occasion of Swachh Mahotsav 2019, held at the Vigyan Bhawan on 6th September, 2019. Speaking at the event, the President complimented the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) for inspiring historic behavior change in the country and putting forth a model for the world to replicate.

The Department of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India is implementing Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana(PMAGY) for integrated development of Scheduled Castes majority villages across States/UTs and hosted a Logo competition for the use of the Scheme. The Department is thankful to all the participants who have creatively expressed their ideas in designing of LOGO for the scheme.

The people of Haripur have converted a filthy water body into a beautiful park complete with a pond that people now frequent to either take a stroll or allow their children to play. The transformation of the marshy dumping site into the picturesque place that it is now is a matter of pride for the village.

The Zilla Parishad of Nadia in West Bengal has initiated a variety of programmes on Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) as a part of its ODF (open defecation free) Plus strategy.ODF plus parameters include regular availability and usage of toilets, management of solid and liquid waste, cleanliness of water resources, maintenance of public and household toilets and awareness on personal hygiene including MHM. To help roll out the programme, the district administration has engaged an NGO named Understanding the Tendencies of Social Symmetry (UTSA) which has the necessary expertise. It also plans to install four sanitary napkin manufacturing machines, one in each sub-division to increase availability and accessibility of the product.

Office of the Registrar General of India recently conducted a contest for Designing a Mascot for Census 2021 on the MyGov platform to engage people and promote participation for information dissemination about Census 2021. The Office of the Registrar General of India is thankful to all for participating in huge numbers and creatively expressing their ideas in designing the Mascot for Census 2021.

To generate awareness on the importance of Census in India, Office of the Registrar General of India conducted a contest to Create a Slogan for Census 2021 on the MyGov platform. 8502 entries were received for the contest but none could be finalized as a slogan for Census 2021. However, as a gesture of appreciation, 5 contestants have been chosen for recognition. The prize money will be distributed evenly among the selected entries and the selected slogans will be used in different creatives for Census India 2021.

The Union Territory of Daman and Diu, in west India, consists of two separate areas divided by the Arabian Sea. The UT has completed the second open defecation free (ODF) verification of the two districts that comprise of 15 Gram Panchayats, 25 villages and 32,170 rural households.

To create awareness about the National Entrepreneurship Awards (NEA) more engaging amongst the youth, an Entrepreneurial Success Stories Competition was conducted live on 19th August, 2019 by Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) on the MyGov portal which ended on 8th October, 2019. Participation in the completion was open to all the Indian citizens aged 18 years and above.

The district administration of Dhanbad in Jharkhand has taken up various novel initiatives to plant saplings and conserve water. One of them is the preparation and distribution of a whopping 2.5 lakh seed balls through members of Self Help Groups (SHGs). The seed balls are scattered in colliery areas with open-cast coal mines to take root, increase green cover and reduce air pollution.

Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) is pleased to declare the winners of the SAIL Caller Tune Competition 2019 hosted on the Mygov.in platform calling the public at large to write and compose a Caller Tune for the organisation in Hindi /English. The competition aimed at achieving a caller tune that is apt, relevant and appealing and would highlight qualities like dependability and reliability of SAIL steel. It was also expected that the competition would cover aspects like national pride, multi-country operations and concern for Environment, Technological Development as well as contribution to Government priorities and schemes as well as highlight the company’s contribution to development of community in areas of skill development, education, medical facilities, mid day meals, sustainable income generation etc.