Some of the immediate measures taken included not requiring a witness in court to kiss the Bible and abolishing the common drinking cup at schools and railway stations. Efforts were even made to replace the common chalice at religious services with individual cups.
स्वच्छतेसंबंधी लोकांच्या मनोवृत्तीत इतका बदल झाला की एका लेखिकेने या परिवर्तनामुळे लोक “स्वच्छतेच्या प्रेमात पडले आहेत ” असे म्हटले.