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Health Se Upaar Kuch Nahi: Campaign Ambassador Ayushmann Khurrana’s Call for a Swasth Bharat at Season 12 Finale

At the Season 12 finale of NDTV–Dettol Banega Swasth India, campaign ambassador Ayushmann Khurrana urged the nation to put health first, calling it the bedrock of a truly independent India

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New Delhi: Season 12 finale of NDTV–Dettol Banega Swasth India was a gathering of purpose. Public health experts, changemakers and frontline workers came together to celebrate 12 years of impact, framing true freedom as access to clean, healthy and sustainable living. But one voice stood out, not for celebrity status, but for the depth of his commitment to the cause – campaign ambassador Ayushmann Khurrana.

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Ayushmann took the stage not as a film star, but as a ambassador for health, hygiene and the next generation. His words carried the weight of someone who has seen the campaign’s impact up close over the years.

Every child saved from preventable diseases like diarrhoea is not just a life preserved, but a future builder of our nation,” he said, driving home the point that health is not just an individual concern, but a national imperative.

He highlighted the campaign’s most innovative step—introducing junior RJs, young children who create videos on environment, health and hygiene.

What Dettol Banega Swasth India is doing is truly commendable. Its most powerful step is introducing junior RJs—giving young children a platform to express themselves through videos on environment, health, and hygiene,” he said, praising the initiative for empowering the next generation to become voices of change.

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Ayushmann’s message was clear: the future of India depends on the health of its children and the environment they inherit. “If we do not secure clean air, clean water, and proper sanitation for future generations, nothing will truly change,” he warned, linking environmental sustainability directly to public health.

Real freedom means an India that is disease-free and built on strong sanitation. Only then can we create a Swasth Bharat, Swachh Bharat, and a truly independent India.

His most poignant remark came when he spoke about the urgency of investing in the next generation.

Health se upar kuch nahi. Health is the bedrock of everything we build—and a healthy environment is the key to sustaining it. Investing in the next generation isn’t optional; it’s urgent. The change begins today,” he said, leaving the audience with a call to action that was both personal and national.

 

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As the finale drew to a close, Ayushmann’s presence served as a reminder that celebrity influence, when coupled with genuine commitment, can drive real change. His words were not just soundbites, but a roadmap for how India can move forward—by prioritising health, empowering children and ensuring that every citizen has access to clean air, water and sanitation.

Over the past 12 years, Dettol Banega Swasth India has evolved from a hygiene awareness drive into a nationwide movement, transforming everyday habits, empowering grassroots heroes, and driving long-term public health impact. As the campaign completes this milestone 12-year journey and looks ahead to Season 13, its mission remains stronger than ever—to build a healthier, cleaner, and truly sustainable India for generations to come.

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NDTV – Dettol have been working towards a clean and healthy India since 2014 via the Banega Swachh India initiative, which in its Season 10 is helmed by Campaign Ambassador Ayushmann Khurrana. The campaign aims to highlight the inter-dependency of humans and the environment, and of humans on one another with the focus on One Health, One Planet, One Future – Leaving No One Behind. It stresses on the need to take care of, and consider, everyone’s health in India – especially vulnerable communities – the LGBTQ population, indigenous people, India’s different tribes, ethnic and linguistic minorities, people with disabilities, migrants, geographically remote populations, gender and sexual minorities. In a world post COVID-19 pandemic, the need for WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) is reaffirmed as handwashing is one of the ways to prevent Coronavirus infection and other diseases. The campaign will continue to raise awareness on the same along with focussing on the importance of nutrition and healthcare for women and children, fight malnutrition, mental well-being, self-care, science and health, adolescent health & gender awareness. Along with the health of people, the campaign has realised the need to also take care of the health of the eco-system. Our environment is fragile due to human activity, which is not only over-exploiting available resources, but also generating immense pollution as a result of using and extracting those resources. The imbalance has also led to immense biodiversity loss that has caused one of the biggest threats to human survival – climate change. It has now been described as a “code red for humanity.” The campaign will continue to cover issues like air pollution, waste management, plastic ban, manual scavenging and sanitation workers and menstrual hygiene. Banega Swasth India will also be taking forward the dream of Swasth Bharat, the campaign feels that only a Swachh or clean India where toilets are used and open defecation free (ODF) status achieved as part of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014, can eradicate diseases like diahorrea and the country can become a Swasth or healthy India.

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