4Ps are essential for making the world clean - Political Leadership, Public Funding, Partnerships & People’s Participation: PM Modi
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The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today addressed the Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention (MGISC) in New Delhi. MGISC has been a 4-day international conference that has brought together Sanitation Ministers and other leaders in WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) from around the world.

 The Prime Minister visited a Digital Exhibition, accompanied by the Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr. Antonio Guterres. From the dais, the dignitaries launched commemorative postage stamps on Mahatma Gandhi, and a medley CD based on Mahatma Gandhi’s favourite hymn – “Vaishnav Jana To.” The Swachh Bharat Awards were also distributed on this occasion.

 

 

 

In his address, the Prime Minister mentioned the emphasis that Mahatma Gandhi placed on cleanliness. He recalled Mahatma Gandhi's "Constructive Programme", published in 1945, where rural sanitation was an important subject.

The Prime Minister said that an unclean environment, if not cleaned, leads to a situation where one starts accepting circumstances. On the contrary, if one cleans up dirt in the surroundings, he gets energized, and then does not resign himself to existing adverse circumstances.

He said it was Mahatma Gandhi's inspiration, that led to the Swachh Bharat Mission. He added that inspired by Mahatma Gandhi, Indians have made the Swachh Bharat Mission the world's biggest people's movement. He said that rural sanitation, which stood at 38 percent in 2014, has now reached 94 percent. More than 5 lakh villages are now ODF, he added.

He expressed satisfaction at the changing lifestyle of people in India, following Swachh Bharat Mission. He said India is on track to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. He highlighted the importance of the "4 Ps" in making the world clean: Political Leadership, Public Funding, Partnerships, and People’s participation.

 

 

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List of outcomes: Visit of the Prime Minister to France
June 14, 2026

S.No.

MoUs/ Agreements/ Announcements

Area

1

Adoption of India-France Innovation Roadmap 2030

Technology and Innovation, Research and Education

2.

Creation of a Joint India-France AI Working Group focused on AI governance

3.

Memorandum of Understanding on the establishment of a National Centre of Excellence for Skilling in Aeronautics and Allied Sectors at NSTI, Kanpur

4.

Expanded possibilities for using India’s real-time payment system – Unified Payments Interface (UPI) – in France

5.

Incubation of an additional 10 Indian startups at Station F.

6.

Establishment of a Centre of Digital Sciences between Department of Science and Technology (DST) and Institut National de Recherche en Sciences et Technologies du Numérique (INRIA)

7.

Establishment of an ICCR India Chair on “AI, Innovation and Culture” at Universite Paris-Saclay

8.

Letter of Intent between Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Health Data Hub of France

9.

Setting up of a High-level Mechanism for realizing the goal of doubling bilateral trade in the next five years,  building on the existing Economic and Financial Dialogue

 

Trade, Investment and Supply chains

10.

Institution of an Economic Security Dialogue

11.

Declaration of Intent on Cooperation on Railway and High-speed Railway Development in India

12.

General Security Agreement on the Exchange and Protection of Classified Information

Strategic and Space

13.

Letter of Intent between ISRO and CNES concerning cooperation in the field of microgravity research and human space exploration