 seldom questioned and then someone did The world said it was an impossible dream The challenges The scale of the problem was so big that if India didn't eradicate this practice the world would not be able to achieve SDG6 A sense of urgency was critical for achieving the mission's goals The stigma attached to having a toilet at home was a result of beliefs held for centuries by young and old alike Going forward the new behavior would have to be sustained to make it a habit, a norm If a scale was a challenge, the answer also lay in scale Team Swachh Bharat worked at scale making the mission a Janahandori, a true people's movement Cooperative federalism between all levels of government the PM, CM, DM, VM model was critical in achieving the ambitious goals in a limited time frame The stigma of having a toilet at home was addressed by triggering behavior change through the right communication delivered at the right places and through known, trusted channels To ensure sustainability there are things that we must continue doing Areas we must continue investing in and the results are already showing This progress has also started generating positive impacts across sectors on the health of children and women on household incomes and on the environment I commend India for making the elimination of open defecation a priority at the highest level and throughout government May I congratulate you, Prime Minister For the Swachh Bharat mission to succeed despite all the challenges the four key principles it was built on had to work well and work together political leadership public funding and people's participation and they did making the Swachh Bharat mission the largest sanitation revolution in the world to realize a century-old dream for the father of our nation Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Aadishah's award-winner to the stage Prime Minister Urendra Modi Swachh Bharat's determination not only proved but has also been put into the life of the dead To get the award from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is two more reasons for me First Swachh Bharat mission This foundation as an important leader has been working in the remote areas of India Second Bill and Melinda Gates like this in the life of a person after getting many successes now in the social life I am giving my contribution I see it with the view of a lot of happiness Friends Mahatma Gandhi's 150th Jainism to be awarded for me is also very important for me This is the proof that if the birth of a hundred and thirty crore people is linked to a single problem, then victory can be achieved on any challenge. I remember that five years ago, when I spoke of the truth of India, how did it come about? But when it comes to a goal, when it comes to work, when it comes to work, it doesn't mean anything. For me, it means that a hundred and thirty crore Indians should be united to make their country clean. For me, it means that a hundred and thirty crore Indians should be united to make their country clean. And that is why I honour those Indians who have changed the clean India mission into a human race, who have started their life in their own right. Today, I remember that elderly woman who sold her goats to make a hundred and forty crore people in the village. Today, I remember that retired teacher who donated her entire pension for the construction of the toilets. Today, I remember that woman who sold her goats to make a hundred and forty crore people in the village. Brother and sister, I have not been able to hear and see such a statement in any country. Even though our government had started this statement, but its command was taken by the people of Janardhan himself. The result was that in the last five years, more than a hundred and forty crore people were able to make a record in the country. The result was that before 2014, where the village cleanliness was less than forty percent, today it is increasing by almost a hundred percent. Think about it. After today, in 70 years, less than forty percent and in five years, approximately 70-100 percent. But I believe that the success of the clean India mission is above any threshold. If this mission has reached the people of Janardhan, then it is the poverty of the country and the women of the country. It is very common to make a hundred and forty-three crore people at home. But what was the meaning of not making a hundred and forty-three crore people? He knew it very well, which was more than this. Especially for women, daughters and sisters, not making a hundred and forty-three crore people was one of the biggest difficulties of their lives. This was against their dignity and their honour. This is my personal experience. Despite knowing the whole situation, I did not think how important it is to make a hundred and forty-three crore people at home. You can imagine that the whole day from morning, women used to wait for the evening to get dark. They would wait for the patients who were at home, and they would get tired of waiting for other patients. Because of not making a hundred and forty-three crore people at home, many children would have to leave their school. Our daughters wanted to study, but the lack of a hundred and forty-three crore people was forcing them to leave their school and go home. It was the duty of my government to remove the poor women and daughters of the country from this situation. And we did it with all our might. We did it with all our faith. Today, for me, this is a very happy thing that the clean India mission is made to save millions of lives. The World Health Organization has reported that because of the clean India, it is possible to save three lakh lives. Similarly, UNICEF has admitted that every family living in the village who is making a hundred and forty-three crore people at home is saving at least 50,000 rupees. I have been told that in a report by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, in India, from the rural sanitation sector, there have been fewer heart problems in children and the body mass index of women has also improved. Seeing all these benefits of cleanliness, Mahatma Gandhi's words are so strong that he had said that he considers cleanliness more important than freedom. Today, I am also happy about this that Mahatma Gandhi's dream of cleanliness is now about to be achieved. Gandhi used to say that only an ideal village can be made when it is completely clean. Today, we are not just a village, but a whole country is becoming more idealistic in terms of cleanliness. Brothers and sisters, the aim of this country is to make people's lives better. The clean India mission has not only made millions of people's lives better, it has also protected their poverty, but it has also made it important to achieve the goals of the United Nations. In another study of UNICEF, I would like to remind you of that. In this report, in the last five years, the quality of groundwater has improved and I believe that even in this, a very big contribution is of the clean India mission. There is another effect of the clean India mission which has been discussed very little. During this debate, more than 11 crore people have opened a new door for economic activity on a rural level. The raw material has been collected for the clean India mission. In the work of women who are getting it as a queen mystery, they have given new opportunities to the poor. Friends, the direct meaning of the word is that people should be in the center of the conditions and the plans. That is, people should be there. There is a very strong word, which keeps the people's needs in the center and keeps the people's needs in the center. And where the public's expectations and the needs of the government's policies and decisions are on one platform, then the people themselves make the plans successful. In the clean India mission, the power of the people is also born. The success of the clean India mission is also an example of living the situation of the society. Friends, India had only seen constitutional federalism until the tenths. Our government tried to change it into constitutional federalism. And along with time, we are moving forward on the path of competitive, cooperative federalism. In this context, different states of India took part in moving forward, woke up the people, worked for the government, and all these states are united. During this revolution, the central government made the government a leader and a leader in all aspects of clean India. There was no shortage of funding from training. Every way the states helped each other in their own way, in their own way. Let us treat the clean India with a clear understanding of it. I am happy today that through clean intelligence and the work of the government, there is a horde among the states that whose state is the highest in clean ranking. Friends and Excellencies, For the world, I am happy with the help of India, because we have accepted Vishwa as our own family. For thousands of years, we have been taught that Udaar Charitanam, Udaar Charitanam tu vasudha eva kutum kam. That is, for big thinkers, for big-hearted people, the whole earth is one family. Therefore, for sanitation and hygiene, India wants to build a strong land in international cooperation. We are ready to share our experience, our expertise with the countries around the world. India is close to achieving its goal with the help of cleanliness. But India is also working rapidly on another big mission. With the help of the Feat India Movement, it is already underway to promote fitness and preventive health care. By 2025, we have aimed to free India from TV. And we are also advancing towards universal immunization rapidly. With the help of the National Nutrition Mission, we are going to quickly control India on the issue of anemia and strunting. Our focus is on water conservation and recycling, so that every Indian gets clean water. And India has also launched a single-use plastic solution by 2022. Even today, when I am talking to you, many parts of India are working to collect plastic waste. There are many such people who are working in India today. I have complete faith in the contribution of 1.3 billion Indians. I am also confident that the rest of the missions will be successful just like clean India. With this hope, I would like to thank all the members of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for this award and the other members here. Once again, I would like to thank them once again. I would like to thank you all very much for bringing this award to the people of India. You have heard Payal's dream of an India full of educated children in free child marriage, including child labour. You have also heard Gregory's dream of an Africa in good health. Well together, our dream of a world without poverty is valid. Our dream of a world without climate change is valid. Thank you.