The Ministry of Culture and its organisations freed 49,295 square feet of office space and earned ₹26,60,658 from selling scrap during Special Campaign 6, which ran from 2 to 31 October 2026.
The campaign is a government-wide drive to keep offices clean, clear pending work and manage records.
Results against targets
- Public grievances: 81 of 92 resolved (88%)
- Public grievance appeals: 32 of 44 (73%)
- MP references: 55 of 80 (69%)
- PMO references: 22 of 26 (85%)
- State government references: 16 of 28 (57%)
- Outdoor cleanliness drives: all 595 sites covered (100%)
- Weeding of files: 2,921 files (100%)
- Review of physical files and e-files: 31,515 physical files and 323 e-files (100%)
Glimpses
The ministry highlighted "waste to art" work at the National Council of Science Museums and the Anthropological Survey of India, and the conversion of an old souvenir counter into a VIP lounge at the Victoria Memorial Hall.
It also said 3 PIB statements were issued and 189 posts were published by its organisations, and that it will continue the work to make cleanliness part of regular practice.
Source: official release by the Ministry of Culture, issued through the Press Information Bureau, Government of India (02 NOV 2026 4:07PM by PIB Delhi). Read the full official text: Ministry of Culture completes Special Campaign 6 focusing on institutionalization of Swachhata and minimizing pendency in the Offices.
How we verified this
VerifiedEvery fact, figure and quotation is taken from the official PIB release (Release ID 2331560) issued by the Ministry of Culture on 02 NOV 2026 4:07PM by PIB Delhi; checked against the source on publication. Story written by BDT from that release; no outside facts added.
Sources
- 1.Ministry of Culture completes Special Campaign 6 focusing on institutionalization of Swachhata and minimizing pendency in the Offices — Press Information Bureau, Government of India
