Heavy Industries frees 50 lakh sq ft and earns ₹13 crore in cleanliness drive

The Ministry of Heavy Industries and its public-sector companies and autonomous bodies say they freed over 50 lakh square feet of space and earned about ₹13 crore from scrap and e-waste during Special Campaign 6, held from 2 to 31 October 2026.

The campaign stressed collecting, segregating and disposing of e-waste under the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022, along with cleanliness, fewer pending matters and better records management.

Results reported

• 1,540 cleanliness campaigns at offices and industrial units
• 50,19,777 sq ft of space freed through scrap disposal
• 4,467 e-waste items collected, segregated and disposed of
• ₹13,03,93,845 revenue from scrap and e-waste
• 2,108 social media posts to publicise the drive

Examples

BHEL's Hyderabad unit led a cleanliness drive at Rayasamudram Lake and the adjoining road covering about 32,290 sq ft. Andrew Yule and Company cleaned and weeded old files at its Rajgarh Tea Estate office in Assam. Cement Corporation of India's Bokajan unit cleaned a township children's park and renovated its HR department.

These are the ministry's own figures; the release does not give targets to compare them with.

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Source: official release by the Ministry of Heavy Industries, issued through the Press Information Bureau, Government of India (02 NOV 2026 7:56PM by PIB Delhi). Read the full official text: Ministry of Heavy Industries and its CPSEs and ABs conclude Special Campaign for Disposal of Pending Matters 6 (SCDPM 6).