Rotary India in response to a call for action by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi for “Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan” signed a Chennai Declaration on 16th December, 2014 at Chennai Zonal Institute in presence of Shri Venkaiah Naidu, Union Minister of Urban development to participate in the national campaign of “swachh Vidyalaya Abhyaan”.
As a follow up to this declaration, Rotary India entered into an understanding with Ministry of Human Resource development, School Education & Literacy to undertake 10,000 government school pan India for maintenance and operation (O&M) of water and sanitation facilities and behaviour changes communication activities (BCC) on hygiene habits of children in school.