PM Modi lauds Reliance Foundation, Tata Group

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday lauded the cleanliness drive launched by Reliance Industries' philanthropy arm Reliance Foundation and the Tata Group, as his 'Clean India' mission finds acceptance from common man to high and mighty of corporate India.

Modi retweeted tweets by Reliance Foundation and Tata Group highlighting the cleanliness work undertaken by them in various parts of the country.

"Heartening to see people coming together for cleanliness across urban and rural India," he wrote re-tweeting a tweet of Reliance Foundation.

Retweeting a Tata Group tweet, he said, "the excellent work of the Tata Group towards furthering cleanliness is very much in line with the historical ethos of the group, of contributing to national progress."

Modi on being elected Prime Minister for the first time in 2014 had launched the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan to promote cleanliness in the country to not just attract tourists but also improve the health, safety, and dignity of hundreds of millions of Indians.