Swachh Dhan Abhiyan

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Swachh Dhan Abhiyan
स्वच्छ धन अभियान
CountryIndia
Prime Minister(s) Narendra Modi
Ministry Ministry of Finance (India)
Launched31 January 2017;6 years ago (2017-01-31)
New Delhi
Statusactive

Swachh Dhan Abhiyan (English: Operation Clean Money) is a project launched by Income Tax Department, Ministry of Finance, Government of India [1] on 31 January 2017 in New Delhi. It has a programming software which is being used to get answers on all the deposits made and after preliminary answers from the people. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

It is inspired by Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, an initiative to Clean India. Swachh Dhan Abhiyan is about Clean Money, a reflection of the government's anti-corruption drive. [7]

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References

  1. "Income Tax Department (ITD) launches Operation Clean Money" (PDF). New Delhi: Ministry of Finance. 31 January 2017.
  2. "CBDT identifies 18 lakh people with suspicious deposits". Times of India . PTI. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  3. "Black money crackdown: Narendra Modi govt launches 'Swachh dhan abhiyan', puts 18 lakh IDs under scanner". New Delhi: Financial Express. 2 February 2017.
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