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PM Modi to be honoured by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for Swachch Bharat Abhiyan

PM Modi to be honoured by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for Swachch Bharat Abhiyan

TIL Desk/National/New York/Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be honoured later this month with the prestigious ‘Global Goalkeeper Award’ by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for his leadership and commitment to the Swachch Bharat Abhiyaan.

The prime minister will also address global leaders and corporate executives at the Bloomberg Global Business Forum during his visit here for the high-level UN General Assembly (UNGA) session.

A sources told that Modi will be presented with the 2019 ‘Global Goalkeeper Award’, which according to the Foundation is a “special recognition” that celebrates a political leader who has “demonstrated their commitment to the Global Goals through impactful work in their country and/or globally”.

Modi will be honoured for his leadership of the Swachch Bharat Mission, which he had launched on October 2, 2014.

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