India, Dec. 19 -- Uttar Pradesh Government will run a special and extensive cleanliness campaign across the state on December 25, on the birth anniversary of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpyee to pay him a meaningful and people-centric tribute, an official statement issued here on Thursday said. Through this campaign, a message will be conveyed to realise Vajpayee's vision of a clean, strong and self-reliant India, it said. The responsibility for this statewide special cleanliness campaign has been entrusted to Local Urban Bodies and the Panchayati Raj Department.
Local Urban Bodies will implement the campaign in all urban areas in a systematic and effective manner, while the Panchayati Raj Department will lead the initiative in rur...