NEW DELHI: The Government, which is planning a national survey from January next to review the effects of its Swachhta Abhiyaan, is organizing a Short Films Competition on the theme “Swachh Bharat” that showcases inspiring stories and helps generate awareness among citizens about sanitation and its linkages with public health.

Entries have been invited by the National Film Development Corporation on behalf of Information & Broadcasting Ministry by 10 September 2016.

The winning entries will be announced in a special felicitation programme to be held in New Delhi on 2 October 2016 which also marks Gandhi Jayanti.

Awareness generation is an important objective of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan to bring about behavioral change in people regarding healthy sanitation practices. The competition aims to generate such awareness by involving people from different backgrounds, different regions and from different age groups.

The short films competition is open to all age groups with its central theme revolving around the Swachh Bharat Mission. Short films with duration of not more than 3 minutes and shot in HDFormat will be considered for the competition.

The film can be made in Hindi, English or any of the listed official languages of India.

The Best Film will be awarded a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh and a certificate. Three Second Best Films will be awarded Rs 5 lakh each and six Third Best Films will be awarded Rs 2 lakh each.

To participate in the competition, interested applicants can log onto www.nfdcindia.com or write to sbsff@nfdcindia.com