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Special Campaign 6 covered 19.89 lakh sites and earned ₹970 crore from scrap

The Personnel Ministry says it is the largest campaign since the series began in 2021.

By BDT News Desk

Published 7 Nov 2026, 7:57 AM IST · 1 min read

Special Campaign 6 achieves record outcomes: 19.89 lakh cleanliness campaign sites covered across
Special Campaign 6 achieves record outcomes: 19.89 lakh cleanliness campaign sites covered across Photo: PIB

Special Campaign 6 covered 19,88,826 cleanliness sites and raised ₹970.33 crore from scrap, the Personnel Ministry said, calling it the campaign's highest-ever achievement across key measures since the series began in 2021.

The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances ran the campaign from 2 to 31 October 2026 as nodal department, with ministries and departments across the country.

The headline figures

  • Cleanliness sites: 19,88,826, about 71% more than last year's 11,59,783.
  • Scrap revenue: ₹970.33 crore, about 16% more than Special Campaign 5.0, including e-waste.
  • Office space freed: 277.82 lakh square feet, about 19% more.
  • Public grievances disposed: 9,99,168; appeals addressed: 40,878.
  • Physical files: 26,79,875 reviewed and 15,76,828 weeded out.
  • E-files: 9,58,864 reviewed and 7,01,723 closed.

Top performers

The Railway Board earned the most from scrap, ₹618.06 crore, followed by the Department of Military Affairs (₹88.96 crore) and the Ministry of Coal (₹61.41 crore). The Department of School Education and Literacy covered the most sites, over 7.01 lakh. The Ministry of Coal freed the most space, over 1.48 crore square feet. The Railway Board disposed of the most grievances, over 2.69 lakh. Ministries reported easing 983 processes.

Photos

Photo: PIB

Photo: PIB

Photo: PIB

Photo: PIB

Photo: PIB

Photo: PIB

Photo: PIB

Source: official release by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, issued through the Press Information Bureau, Government of India (06 NOV 2026 4:18PM by PIB Delhi). Read the full official text: Special Campaign 6 achieves record outcomes: 19.89 lakh cleanliness campaign sites covered across.

How we verified this

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Every fact, figure and quotation is taken from the official PIB release (Release ID 2333604) issued by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions on 06 NOV 2026 4:18PM by PIB Delhi; checked against the source on publication. Story written by BDT from that release; no outside facts added.

Fact-checked by Hemant Sharma on 7 Nov 2026, 7:57 AM IST.

Sources

  1. 1.Special Campaign 6 achieves record outcomes: 19.89 lakh cleanliness campaign sites covered across — Press Information Bureau, Government of India

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