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{{Short description|Indian non profit organization}}
[[File:Lets do it India Logo.jpg|thumb|Let's Do It India Logo]]
'''Let's Do It! India (LDII)''' is an International Environmental Organization founded by Pankaj Choudhary in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |title=Waste Wise Cities |url=https://unhabitat.org/sites/default/files/2021-03/wwc_newsletter_vol7-en.pdf |website=Unhabitat}}</ref> It has more than 2.2 Million active volunteers all across the country.<ref>{{cite web |title=India {{!}} World Cleanup Day 2022 |url=https://www.worldcleanupday.org/country/india |website=Worldcleanupday.org}}</ref> Let's Do It! India encourages people all across the world to participate in local, governmental, and international cleanup efforts.<ref>{{cite news |last1=G |first1=Jasjeev |title=No ifs and butts: NGT order for clean-up triggers action in Delhi {{!}} Delhi News – Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/no-ifs-and-butts-ngt-order-for-clean-up-triggers-action/articleshow/78068120.cms |website=The Times of India |date=12 September 2020 |language=en}}</ref> The foundation is the Indian chapter of Let's Do It! World. It is a section 8 non profit company registered under India's company's act with required 12A and 80G section.<ref>{{cite web |title=World Cleanup Day 2024 |url=https://worldcleanupday.in |website=World Cleanup Day}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=5 takeaways from the Let's Do It World Conference 2020 |url=https://www.earthday.org/5-takeaways-from-the-lets-do-it-world-conference-2020/ |website=Earth Day |language=en |date=30 January 2020}}</ref>

The organization works in the fields of education, environment, healthcare, human resource development, etc.<ref>{{cite web |title=Let's Do It India celebrates UN World Cleanup Day {{!}} Medicare News |url=https://medicarepharmabusiness.com/lets-do-it-india-celebrates-un-world-cleanup-day/ |website=Medicare pharma business |date=15 September 2018}}</ref>

==Activities==
Let's Do It India is aiming to raise awareness of the many types of garbage. In 2020 the organization launched a campaign 'Pickup Cigarette Butts!' on [[World Cleanup Day]]. It encourages people to gather and send their used cigarette filters to the group for recycling.<ref>{{cite web |title=World Cleanup Day 2020: Campaign launched to manage litter caused by cigarette butts |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/it-s-viral/world-cleanup-day-2020-campaign-launched-to-manage-litter-caused-by-cigarette-butts/story-LJgComaMYzFP5nVRcVfu7J.html |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |date=19 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Bin that butt to save the environment goes digital on World Cleanup Day |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/business/bin-that-butt-to-save-the-environment-goes-digital-on-world-cleanup-day20201019153609/ |website=ANI News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Kick (starting) the butt waste campaign – The New Indian Express |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/delhi/2020/Sep/19/kick-starting-the-butt-waste-campaign-2198821.html |website=Newindianexpress.com}}</ref>

In 2020, [[National Green Tribunal (India)]] has instructed the [[Central Pollution Control Board]] (CPCB) to develop rules for the disposal of bidi residues and cigarette butts.<ref name="indiatimes">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/no-ifs-and-butts-ngt-order-for-clean-up-triggers-action/articleshow/78068120.cms|title=No ifs and butts: NGT order for clean-up triggers action in Delhi | Delhi News|website=The Times of India|author=Jasjeev|date=12 September 2020 |access-date=2022-09-14}}</ref> In the same year Let's Do It India started a campaign of collecting cigarette butts and bidi residues under the guidelines of [[Central Pollution Control Board]]. This movement is supported by the International organizations like [[UN-Habitat]], [[United Nations Environment Programme]] and [[Earth Day Network]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Butt out the cigarette butts with Let's Do It India's "Fugitive" this World Cleanup Day |url=https://www.business-standard.com/content/press-releases-ani/butt-out-the-cigarette-butts-with-let-s-do-it-india-s-fugitive-this-world-cleanup-day-120081101712_1.html |website=business-standard.com |date=11 August 2020}}</ref> The organization collects tons of garbage on World Cleanup Day each year.<ref>{{cite web |title=AIESEC delivers World Cleanup Day in partnership with Let's Do It! India |url=https://www.aiesec.in/world-cleanup-day-2018/ |website=AIESEC |date=26 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Press Releases from NewsVoir |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/newsvoir?c_article_id=14343&c_author_id=13427&pageid=5 |website=Thehansindia |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Let's Do It India Network in collaboration with Finolex Pipes, Mukul Madhav Foundation, Robotex India & Robotex International, Hack the Crisis – India, Schbang organises Digital Clean-up Day on 05th of June 2020 to celebrate the World Environment Day |url=https://www.cxooutlook.com/lets-do-it-india-network-in-collaboration-with-finolex-pipes-mukul-madhav-foundation-robotex-india-robotex-international-hack-the-crisis-india-schbang-organises-digital-clean/ |website=CXO Outlook |date=4 June 2020}}</ref>

In 2022, a MoU was signed between [[Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation]] and Let's Do It India.

With the help of more than 30,000 volunteers, the HCL Foundation and Let's Do It India organization held World Cleanup Day 2022 at [[Noida]], India.<ref>{{cite web |title="HCL Foundation and Let's Do It India with 30000 plus volunteers organized World Cleanup Day 2022 at Noida" - Prof. Pankaj Choudhary |url=https://firstindia.co.in/news/india/hcl-foundation-and-lets-do-it-india-with-30000-plus-volunteers-organized-world-cleanup-day-2022-at-noida-prof-pankaj-choudhary |website=firstindia.co.in}}</ref>

==Awards and honors==
*In January 2023, Let's Do It, India received the award for "Best Environmental Organization for promoting SEEP (Sustainable, Environmental, Educational Programme)" from the President Of Estonia [[Alar Karis]] at [[Tallinn]], [[Estonia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Let's Do It India Head, Prof. Pankaj Choudhary Awarded With SEEP At The International Clean World Academy In Tallinn |url=http://everythingexperiential.businessworld.in/article/Let-s-Do-It-India-Head-Prof-Pankaj-Choudhary-Awarded-With-SEEP-At-The-International-Clean-World-Academy-In-Tallin/17-02-2023-465983/ |website=Everything Experiential |language=en}}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[World Cleanup Day]]

== References ==
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{{Indian non-profit}}

[[Category:Charities based in India]]
[[Category:Organizations established in 2016]]
[[Category:2016 establishments in India]]

Let's Do It! India - Revision history

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