The Department of Rural Development says it met 100 per cent of its disposal targets in Special Campaign 6, held from 2 to 31 October 2026, and freed 55,026 square feet of office space.
It disposed of 20 parliamentary assurances, 5 inter-ministerial references, 24 state government references, 6 PMO references, 1,012 public grievances and 194 appeals. It held 25,268 cleanliness activities against a target of 25,000, and earned ₹28.94 lakh including from e-waste.
Records
All 5,108 physical files and 3,878 e-files identified were reviewed. Of these, 3,039 physical files were weeded out and 1,985 e-files closed, a total of 5,024.
Staff welfare
The department extended PMJJBY and PMSBY insurance cover to all its contractual staff, including Safai Karamcharis, paying the full premium. A health camp on 22 October, with the Health Ministry, benefited over 250 outsourced employees, and an internal Nirmal Desk Challenge 2026 honoured top performers.
Source: official release by the Ministry of Rural Development, issued through the Press Information Bureau, Government of India (02 NOV 2026 5:21PM by PIB Delhi). Read the full official text: Department of Rural Development Successfully Concludes Special Campaign 6 with Significant Achievements in institutionalising Swachhata, reducing Pendency, improving Record Management and Optimising Office Space.
How we verified this
VerifiedEvery fact, figure and quotation is taken from the official PIB release (Release ID 2331659) issued by the Ministry of Rural Development on 02 NOV 2026 5:21PM by PIB Delhi; checked against the source on publication. Story written by BDT from that release; no outside facts added.
Sources
- 1.Department of Rural Development Successfully Concludes Special Campaign 6 with Significant Achievements in institutionalising Swachhata, reducing Pendency, impr — Press Information Bureau, Government of India
