Special Campaign 5.0: Ministries Gear Up for Swachhata & Pendency Reduction (Oct 2–31, 2025)
SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production | SDG 16: Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions
Institutions: Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions | Ministries of Power, Steel, Finance, MSME, Law & Justice, Education, Agriculture
Special Campaign 5.0 is a government-wide initiative focused on institutionalizing cleanliness, minimizing pendency (backlogs), and improving record management in all government offices, including attached and subordinate offices, PSUs, and autonomous organizations. The implementation phase for this campaign is scheduled from October 2 to October 31, 2025. A key focus area for Special Campaign 5.0 this year is the scientific disposal of e-waste.
The Ministry of Power cites sustained actions (Dec 2024–Aug 2025): 24,370 files reviewed, 20,404 weeded, 4,881 grievances disposed, ₹4.84 cr scrap value realized, and 43,579 sq ft space freed, with a special focus on e-waste in 5.0. The Ministry of Steel will target e-waste and mechanised cleaning, alongside timely disposal of references. MSME will prioritise field/outstation offices and compliance with E-waste Management Rules 2022; last year it ran 548 cleanliness drives, freed 17,664 sq ft, and generated ₹50.48 lakh from scrap. The Department of Justice has activated NJA/NALSA and will report daily on Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances (DARPG’s) portal. Finance ministry entities-CBIC and DIPAM-are participating, with CBIC highlighting prior space freed (29,819 sq ft) and scrap revenue; DIPAM will emphasise premises cleanliness and e-waste. The Education Ministry (DoHE) is mobilising CFIs/UGC/AICTE; last year it covered ~1,094 sites and resolved ~84% of public grievances. Agriculture & Farmers Welfare will run 5.0 after cleaning 1,791 sites in 4.0 and freeing 55,473 sq ft.
A whole-of-government push on clean operations, digital/record hygiene, and grievance efficiency can lift service quality, reduce compliance friction, and model circular practices through scientific e-waste handling.
Relevant Question for Policy Stakeholders: How will DARPG and line ministries lock in measurable, third-party verifiable outcomes (e-waste tonnage, space freed, pendency cleared, grievance resolution time) so Campaign 5.0 yields durable institutional gains rather than one-off drives?
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