INAUGURAL FUNCTION OF SWACHHA BHARAT MISSION GRAMEEN- LAUNCHING OF NATION WIDE SANITATION CLEANLINESS CAMPAIGN FROM 25TH SEPT. TO 11TH OCT. 2015 WAS ORGANISED BY THE BLOCK ADMINISTRATIVE CENTRE, NAMTHANG, SOUTH SIKKIM ON 25TH SEPT. 2015 AT NAMTHANG BAZAR. IN WHICH THE SCOUTS AND GUIDES GROUP OF GOVT. SR. SEC. SCHOOL, NAMTHANG ALONG WITH THE STUDENTS FROM VARIOUS SCHOOLS, ADVISOR TO THE RURAL, MANAGEMENT & DEV. DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF SIKKIM, BDO, PANCHAYATS, GOVT. OFFICIALS, BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURS, LOCAL RESIDENTS, NGOs AND OTHER LOCAL GENTRIES TOOK PARTICIPATION ON THE PROGRAMME. THERE WERE 62 SCOUTS AND GUIDES AND MORE THAN 450 OTHER PARTICIPANTS. PROGRAMME WAS STARTED WITH WELCOME SPEECH FOLLOWED BY AWARNESS CUM HIGHLIGHT OF THE IMPORTANCE OF SANITATION IN THE RURAL AREAS UNDER SWACHH BHARAT MISSION. PLACARD MASS RALLY WAS CONDUCTED WITH BEAUTIFUL SLOGANS AND QUATATION PREPARED BY THE SCOUTS AND GUIDES AND OTHER STUDENTS. AFTER THE RALLY, DIFFERENT RESOURSE PERSON AWAKENED THE MASS REGARDING THE IMPORTACE OF SANITATION AND CLEANLINESS IN THE NATION WHICH IS ACHIEVED FROM THE WORK DONE AT THE GRASS ROOT LEVEL. LOCAL NGOs PRESENTED THE SKIT/PLAY WHICH WAS CENTRE OF ATTRACTION OF THE DAY PROGRAMME. ANOTHER IMPORTANT AGENDA OF THE PROGRAMME WAS CLEANLINESS DRIVE WHICH WAS ALSO CONDUCTED IN THE NAMTHANG BAZAR AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS. ALL THE PARTICIPANTS SERVED FOR 4 HRS TO MAKE THE PROGRAMME A GRAND GUCCESS. PROGRAMME WAS CONCLUDED WITH VOTE OF THANKS AND GROUP PHOTO GRAPHS OF THE SCOUTS AND GUIDES WITH BDO, PANCHAYATS AND OTHER CONCERNED AUTHORITIES.