Rajasthan CM performs ‘shramdaan’ at cleanliness drive, sweeps Albert Hall Museum courtyard

Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Saturday inaugurated the Rajasthan Divas Mahotsav celebrations by leading a mega cleanliness drive at the historic Albert Hall Museum here.

The CM launched the voluntary Swachhta Abhiyan and performed shramdaan by sweeping the front courtyard of the grand museum complex located in Ram Niwas Bagh.

Advertisement

He also felicitated sanitation workers from civic bodies, and distributed PPE kits and transferred financial assistance to them under the Pradhan Mantri Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) scheme.

“I am glad and proud that the Rajasthan Day celebrations this year are beginning with a statewide Swachhta Abhiyan. The cleanliness drive from this historic museum hall should generate mass awareness about cleanliness across the state,” the CM said.

He added that cleanliness is an essential precondition for a good start to any day or event and stressed that development and prosperity cannot be achieved without maintaining cleanliness.

Speaking about Rajasthan Day, Sharma said the state was formed on March 30, 1949, which coincided with the first day of the traditional Hindu calendar year, Vikram Samvat. Since 2025, the government has decided to celebrate Rajasthan Day grandly according to the tithi of the Hindu calendar (Panchang).

This year, the auspicious day falls on March 19, 2026, and several programmes are being planned for the occasion.

The Rajasthan Day celebrations will be observed across the state for nearly a fortnight from March 14 to March 30. In New Delhi, the celebrations will be held at Bikaner House from March 15 to March 30.

Sharma will inaugurate the 10-day event at Bikaner House on Sunday, an official spokesperson said.