Cleanliness is a Fundamental Responsibility of an Indian Citizen

Completely agree that its the fundamental responsibility of citizen to maintain cleanliness but its not about only Indian citizen, yeah off course Indian citizens need to be more cautious about this but it should be responsibility of every human kind because most of the diseases spread due to unhygienic atmosphere we live in and and to be safe from this disease we should take some initiatives and must take responsibility.

Like nowadays swine flu has destroyed lives of many families, peoples died due to this so, its the responsibility of every human kind. Thank you. Many slogans are given by the people but do they do it. Many thoughts are given, but do they do it. Our father of nation, Mahatma Gandhiji's and our PM Narendra modi was and is to have a clean India, so let them promise neat India, clean India. We cannot say that govt is not cooperative to the people as they provide us many dustbins, and also organised some organisations, it depends upon our use of it.

According to me I think "Cleanliness is Next to Godliness" Actually what does this proverb mean? We know how much importance is given to godliness in our day to day life, so just after godliness, cleanliness should be given the priority.

I think to clean our surroundings is not a bad thing. This is beneficial for us as we'll not suffer from any disease.

No matter how much we blame the government, at the end of the day, it is us, the people of India who are going to suffer from the state of the country. Keeping the country clean is not just having spotless streets. There are a lot of other important factors. As a citizen of India, we must pledge to NOT litter the streets, keep our localities clean [not following this step has killed millions], use and maintain clean toilets [most Indians of slums and rural India don't follow this].

Educating the lower class is also needed. This whole process will take a lot of effort but to bring a change this is what must be done.

India is the beautiful country its scenic beauty is its symbol we are blessed with it but only thing we lack is to maintain our scenic beauty. We are no behind with any developed country in terms of anything and it's not too late.

Good morning all of you,

Yes, I agreed that term cleanliness it's not the only term now but also a state of living in this modern world and it should be the responsibility of Every citizen every one wants to park their vehicle under the shadow of the plant but some people like to plant a tree as like as every people like cleaning place City area and everything but some people put effort to convert that imaginary cleaning world into a real one so keep cleaning keep leaving in some marriage party people are can not think about that where they eat that food they just throw the food everywhere so in other law and rights we just demanded it that but I cleaning rights given to every citizen but no one wants to obey on it I concluded that if we care then we can create success layers thank you.

Hi, Here Srimai.

We all know that cleanness is more important in our life if we don't clean anymore we only get the disease us.

So, we all should clean not only our homes but also our society and our brain to clean our surroundings.

Hello people of India.

Some very insightful ideas have already been written and it sounds like you have a big task ahead of you. I admire the pride you want to have in your communities.

Try not to blame older citizens who may not conform right away. They have lived in these conditions their whole life, and the older people get, the harder it is to change, but they will conform.

It may take them a little longer to adjust to these changes. Gently encourage and praise their efforts.

Lead by example. This is very important because others will learn from you simply by observation. Especially those who are not able to read or write.

It is my opinion that it would be unfair to make unemployed citizens clean up liter, unless they were paid and doing it voluntarily. This would be very degrading. Prisoners could be made to do this as away of paying back their debt to society. If you wanted to implement such a program it would need to include all physically capable citizens including the wealthy. If I was running this program I would not allow wealthy people to buy their way out of their civic duties. I feel it would be good for moral and it would motivate your cause. If it was decided they are able to buy themselves out citizens most vote and majority would need to agree. The fee could not be nominal It would need to be at least 30% or more of their annual income and go up with the increase of wealth they hold.

I am from America. Most people will not liter. This was not the case 30 years ago. A recycling program started only 20 years ago, and it was slow to start. People wasted water, but we try to conserve it now.

Cleanliness is to Godliness: Cleanliness is very important to keep yourself very well organized, methodical and energetic. If the place you live is cleaned and organized you feel a kind of peace in your mind! The place you pray has to be clean or your mind will not concentrate. It is important to concentrate in ones life because then you can develop discipline. For eg: Yoga! you meditate. You need to have clear mind to meditate. And the environment you practice cleanliness will help you pray, meditate, live peacefully.

In the rapid rat race for development we have forgotten that it is our duty to give back to the nature twice as much as we take. A single tree suffices so many of our needs but how many of us realize that one fine day when this resource of trees finish their self less service to us, we will be left empty handed staring into a blank future.

Especially in a city like Mumbai where development is the middle name of infrastructure, it is very important for people to realize the alarming rate at which the green cover is disappearing.

Keep plants around the house. Plants are amazing at cleaning their environment. Having them in your house can reduce indoor air pollutants by more than half. Never flush your old medications. In almost everyone's medicine cabinet there is expired medications. But whatever you do, do not flush them! That puts them into the water, which can be dangerous. Instead inquire at your pharmacy about whether they will take them and dispose of them properly.

Cleanliness is not only the responsibility of the "Safaai kaamgar", it is the responsibility of 125 core Indians.

The responsibility of the citizens and municipality because they can do their help to clean the country or their state.

In my opinion, the best recourse for this would be self-help. If each person took care of their immediate environment there would not really be a need for others to care for our cleanliness.