Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday launched a statewide cleanliness initiative covering 11,935 government health institutions, marking a major push to improve hygiene standards, infection control, and overall healthcare infrastructure across the state. The campaign, titled “Namo Swachhata Abhiyan and Amrutpaan Abhiyan,” was inaugurated at the Gandhinagar Civil Hospital campus and will continue from July 1 to July 7.

The week-long drive focuses on intensive cleaning and maintenance work across hospitals, primary health centres, and community health facilities. Authorities will remove obsolete furniture, outdated medical equipment, and unnecessary records, while also carrying out repair work on damaged infrastructure such as broken tiles, doors, windows, electrical fittings, fans, and leaking taps. The initiative aims to improve patient experience and ensure safer hospital environments.

Speaking at the launch event, CM Patel said cleanliness should become a collective habit rather than a time-bound activity. He stressed that public health is closely linked to sanitation and urged citizens to avoid littering while taking shared responsibility for maintaining hygiene in public spaces. He also highlighted the importance of preventive healthcare and the need to embed cleanliness practices into daily life.

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The Chief Minister also underlined the state government’s commitment to strengthening healthcare delivery, crediting national initiatives such as the Narendra Modi-led Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Har Ghar Jal, Ujjwala Yojana, and Ayushman Bharat for improving health outcomes and sanitation standards. He said these programmes have played a key role in expanding healthcare access, particularly in rural regions of Gujarat.

Alongside the cleanliness drive, the government also launched the “Amrutpaan Abhiyan,” an initiative focused on maternal and child health. The programme aims to improve awareness around nutrition and early childhood care, with officials emphasising that a healthy child forms the foundation of a healthy society. The initiative is expected to strengthen preventive healthcare efforts across the state.

Health Minister Praful Pansheriya said the campaign represents a significant step in upgrading hospital infrastructure, with plans to clear scrap materials such as broken furniture, unused computers, old vehicles, and defunct ambulances. He added that repair and maintenance work across medical facilities would be carried out on a “war footing,” and that the cleanliness drive would eventually become part of routine hospital operations.

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