New Delhi, Nov 6 (PTI) Over Rs 970 crore has been earned from the disposal of scrap during a month-long

New Delhi, Nov 6 (PTI) Over Rs 970 crore has been earned from the disposal of scrap during a month-long

New Delhi, Nov 6 (PTI) Over Rs 970 crore has been earned from the disposal of scrap during a month-long

New Delhi, Nov 6 (PTI) Over Rs 970 crore has been earned from the disposal of scrap during a month-long special cleanliness campaign, the Centre said on Friday.

     Inspired by the vision and direction of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and under the guidance of Union Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh, the Special Campaign 6 for institutionalising swachhata and minimising pendency in government offices has recorded its highest-ever achievements across key parameters since the commencement of the annual special campaign in 2021, an official statement said.

     Conducted from October 2 to 31, with the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) as the nodal department, the campaign witnessed the active participation of ministries and departments across the country, extending its reach to offices, field establishments and institutions providing public services.

     As per the latest consolidated data reported by ministries and departments on the Special Campaign 6 portal, a total of 19,88,826 cleanliness campaign sites were covered, surpassing the previous year's achievement of 11,59,783 sites by approximately 71 per cent.

     The campaign generated revenue of Rs 970.33 crore through the disposal of scrap, including e-waste, registering an increase of approximately 16 per cent over Special Campaign 5.0, said the statement issued by the Personnel Ministry.

     Further, 277.82 lakh square feet of office space was freed for productive utilisation, marking an increase of approximately 19 per cent over the previous campaign, it said.

     The campaign also recorded significant progress in minimising pendency and improving administrative efficiency. A total of 9,99,168 public grievances were disposed of, while 40,878 public grievance appeals were addressed.

     Ministries and departments reviewed 26,79,875 physical files and weeded out 15,76,828 of them. In the digital domain, 9,58,864 e-files were reviewed, and 7,01,723 e-files were closed, reinforcing the government's commitment towards efficient, paperless and citizen-centric administration.

     Amongst the key achievers, the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) topped the collection of revenue by disposal of scrap and earned Rs 618.06 crore, followed by the Department of Military Affairs with Rs 88.96 crore, and the Ministry of Coal with Rs 61.41 crore and the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas with Rs 34.81 crore, it said.

     In the number of cleanliness sites, the Department of School Education and Literacy topped with over 7.01 lakh campaigns across the schools, followed by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, which undertook various programmes during the campaign at 6.52 lakh Anganwadi centres and other establishments.

     Under the space freed for constructive usage, the Ministry of Coal topped the ministries with over 1.48 crore sq ft of space, followed by the Ministry of Heavy Industries with over 50.19 lakh sq ft and the Department of Defence Production freeing 19.34 lakh sq ft of space across its establishments.

     The Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) disposed of over 2.69 lakh public grievances during the campaign, followed by the Ministry of Labour and Employment with 2.42 lakh grievances, Department of Posts with 1.50 lakh grievances, and Department of Consumer Affairs with 1.01 lakh grievances.

     As part of easing rules and processes, 983 processes were reported by the ministries, with the Department of Military Affairs topping the chart.

     During the campaign, disposal of e-waste items generated revenue of about Rs 50 crore contributed by ministries and departments.

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