Dettol Banega Swasth India Marks Global Handwashing Day 2026, Reaches 30 Million Children and Supports 43 Billion Handwashing Occasions Annually
Oct 15, 2026
New Delhi [India], October 15: Inside thousands of classrooms spanning the length and breadth of India—from the sunlit courtyards of Andhra Pradesh to the vibrant learning spaces of Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu—a quiet daily ritual has steadily reshaped the future of education. As bells ring before lunchtime, corridors fill with the rhythmic splash of water, laughter, and the clean scent of soap. This Global Handwashing Day, Reckitt's flagship health & hygiene movement, Dettol Banega Swasth India (DBSI), is marking more than a decade of driving measurable improvements in hygiene behaviours among children across India. Championing this year's theme, "Be a Handwashing Hero", the programme continues to strengthen healthy habits in schools and communities, reaching over 30 million children, across ~1 million schools in India and supporting more than 43 billion annual handwashing occasions among school-going children nationwide.
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