Government Schemes and Policy · 5 July 2026

Namo Swachhata Abhiyan and Amritpan Abhiyan Launched to Clean 11,935 Healthcare Institutions in Gujarat

Exam-focused facts from the 5 July 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • Gujarat Chief Minister (CM) Bhupendra Patel launched the state-wide Namo Swachhata Abhiyan and Amritpan Abhiyan from the Civil Hospital campus in Gandhinagar on 1 July 2026.
  • The week-long campaign involves a massive cleanliness drive across all 11,935 government healthcare institutions in Gujarat, covering areas from campuses to terraces.
  • The initiative focuses on the disposal of scrap material, including broken furniture, outdated medical equipment, and old vehicles, on a war footing.
  • Minister of State (MoS) for Health Praful Pansheriya stated that the campaign aims to utilise cleared space for enhancing patient facilities.
  • The CM urged citizens to transform cleanliness into a shared resolve and a natural habit as part of the state-wide cleanliness drive.