Goalkeepers Award | 26 Sep 2019

Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the Global Goalkeeper Award for the implementation of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.
The award has been conferred by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for the government’s initiatives on sanitation, including the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has also reported that improvement in rural sanitation has led to:
- A decline in heart problems among children.
- Improvement in the Body Mass Index (BMI) among women.
Goalkeepers Award is the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s campaign to accelerate progress towards sustainable development goals.