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Prime Minister Narendra Modi Honoured With Global Goalkeeper Award For Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (local time) was honored with the Global Goalkeeper Award by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for his contributions to the cleanliness drive and efforts to “improve access to sanitation in India through Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan.

The Swachh Bharat Mission was launched by the Modi government in 2014 and its components include the construction of household toilets, community, and public toilets and solid waste management.

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s ‘Global Goalkeeper’s Award’ is given every year to a world leader for his achievement in a specific sustainable development goal.

The award ceremony took place here on the occasion of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

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