Imparting momentum to Prime Minster Narendra Modi’s Clean India mission, the BJP-ruled Chhattisgarh government has made it mandatory for its employees in rural areas to have toilets at their houses in order to spread awareness about hygiene in remote areas.
A circular in this regard has been issued by Chief Secretary Vivek Dhand, a senior official of the state Public Relations department said on Monday.
“The circular instructed that under Clean India Campaign, it is compulsory for government officials/employees posted in rural areas to build toilets in their homes and use the same,” the official said.
Since they live among villagers, they should promote use of toilets by setting personal example of themselves and bring about a major change in the attitude of people regarding the importance of hygiene, the official said.
The circular said under the Clean India Mission (rural), the Union Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation has suggested that all government, semi-government employees and those receiving honorarium for their service to the government and local bodies, posted in rural areas, should have toilets in their homes. - PTI
