Union Minister and Gujarat BJP president CR Paatil on Tuesday announced a series of nationwide “Sewa” (service) initiatives to mark key occasions in September, including on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday on September 17. Speaking to reporters, Paatil highlighted Surat’s achievement of being declared the cleanest city in India for the first time and said that 6000 sanitation workers will be honoured.

Apart from this, Paatil said that various welfare and service programs will be held across the country between September 17 and October 2, which is Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary. “September 17 is Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s birthday. On his birthday, a program has been organised this time in Surat to honour the 6,000 sanitation workers of the city. The families of all sanitation workers have been invited for this...,” added Paatil.