Swachh Bharat internship

Following the Prime Minister’s clarion call on October 2, 2014 for each individual to devote at least 100 hours to Swachhata through the year, Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (MDWS) in association with Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) has launched the Swachh Bharat Summer Internship.

This first of its kind initiative aims to engage millions of youngsters across the country to encourage them to contribute to the Swachh Bharat Mission in the spirit of a true jan andolan. The internship period which has commenced from May 1, 2018, will end on July 31, 2018. The last date for registration is May 15, 2018.

Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his radio programme Mann Ki Baat called upon the youth to avail the benefits of the internship and take forward the cleanliness movement.

Students can sign up for the Swachh Bharat Summer Internship by logging at www.sbsi.mygov.in. Besides students from college and Universities, youth from Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) can also register for the internship.  Nodal officers at the college level will coordinate the implementation of the internship.

All interns who complete at least 100 hours of sanitation-related work in villages would be given a Swachh Bharat certificate. Those who complete the internship with additional, specified outputs would also gain two curriculum credits specially allowed by UGC. Additionally, top performers would receive awards at the College and University / District (NYKS), State and National Level.

MHRD has already issued relevant instructions to college and University levels. States have been asked to facilitate the students as they fan out to villages to take up various Swachhata activities including Shramdan and awareness campaigns during the internship.