Who led the shramdaan organised by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in New Delhi on 1 October 2026?
- A.Dr. Rakesh Gupta
- B.Smt. Aradhana Patnaik
- C.Dr. Rajiv Bahl
- D.Dr. Loveneesh G. Krishna
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The correct answer is Dr. Rajiv Bahl. He is Secretary of the Department of Health Research and also holds charge as Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research, and he led the voluntary cleanliness drive held near Gate No. 3 of Kartavya Bhavan-1 on Dr. Rajendra Prasad Marg in New Delhi. Speaking to the media there, he said cleanliness must become a sustained collective effort and asked officials and citizens alike to contribute.
Option A, Dr. Rakesh Gupta, is Additional Secretary and Director General of the National AIDS Control Organisation; he took part in the drive but did not lead it. Option B, Smt. Aradhana Patnaik, is Additional Secretary and Mission Director of the National Health Mission, and she spoke on Jan Bhagidari and individual responsibility, again as a participant. Option D, Dr. Loveneesh G. Krishna, is the Director General of Health Services and was also among the participants.
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Practice Questions
What is the theme of the Swachhata Hi Seva 2026 campaign?
- A.'Swachhata Se Samriddhi'
- B.'Ek Din, Ek Ghanta, Ek Saath'
- C.'Mera Shahar, Meri Zimmedari'
- D.'Ek Bharat, Swachh Bharat'
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This is the theme under which the Swachhata Hi Seva 2026 campaign is being run across the country, and the spirit of joint action it stands for was what the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare echoed when its officers and staff joined a shramdaan in New Delhi on…
Read the full explanation →Dr. Rakesh Gupta, who took part in the drive, is Additional Secretary and Director General of which organisation?
- A.National Health Mission
- B.Indian Council of Medical Research
- C.National AIDS Control Organisation
- D.Directorate General of Health Services
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Dr. Rakesh Gupta serves as Additional Secretary in the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and as Director General of NACO, and in that capacity he was among the senior officers who joined the shramdaan in New Delhi.
Read the full explanation →Where did the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare hold its Swachhata Hi Seva 2026 shramdaan?
- A.Nirman Bhavan, New Delhi
- B.Kartavya Bhavan-1, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Marg, New Delhi
- C.Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi
- D.Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
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The Ministry chose a working government precinct rather than a ceremonial venue, which fits the point it was making: that clean surroundings are the everyday responsibility of the people who use a place.
Read the full explanation →Which institution carried out the independent assessment that found a 61 percent rise in average monthly household income of Lakhpati Didi households?
- A.IIM Ahmedabad
- B.NITI Aayog
- C.National Sample Survey Office
- D.Indian Council of Agricultural Research
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The assessment was described as an independent one, covered 6,531 respondents across 17 states and union territories, and reported that average monthly household income in Lakhpati Didi homes was higher by 61 percent while average monthly savings were higher by 61.7 percent.
Read the full explanation →By when is the initiative aiming to create six crore Lakhpati Didis?
- A.March 2027
- B.March 2028
- C.March 2029
- D.March 2030
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The goal has been revised more than once. When the drive was announced on 15 August 2023 the aim was two crore women from self-help group households; the Interim Budget of February 2024 raised it to three crore; that three-crore mark was met ahead of time by December 2025; and…
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