Inspired by the vision of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to institutionalize Swachhata and minimize pendency in Government, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting along with its Field Offices is preparing to participate in Special Campaign 4.0 from 2^nd October to 31^st October 2024 with focus on adoption of best practices for institutionalizing Swachhata, disposal of pendency, better space management and creating awareness through different medium of communication.

Shri Sanjay Jaju, Secretary of the Ministry, took a review meeting on 6^th September, 2024 with all media heads on progress of preparation to implement the Special Campaign 4.0 for disposal of pending matters and Swachhata including giving publicity to different events with the whole of government approach on pan-India basis.

Special Campaign 3.0

The Ministry of I&B had a huge success in the Special Campaign 3.0. A total of 1013 Outdoor campaigns were conducted and 1972 spots were identified and cleaned. 28,574 files were weeded out. 2.01 Lakh Kg of Scraps disposed of and revenue of Rs. 3.62 Crore earned. The Ministry has achieved 100% target in disposing Public Grievances, Public Grievance appeals under CPGRAMS including other achievements.

Achievements during November 2023 to August 2024

During this period, the Ministry continuously strived to maintain the same tempo of institutionalization of Swachhata and disposal of pending matters.

The important achievements during the period are as follows:

• Revenue generated from scrap disposal was Rs. 1.76 crore
• 1.47 Lakh kg Scrap disposed of
• 18,520 physical files were weeded out 
• 110 vehicles condemned
• 2,422  spots were cleaned
• 33,546  sq. ft. of space was freed
• Total of 1,345 Outdoor campaigns were conducted
• 3,044 public grievances and 737 appeals have been disposed of

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Kshitij Singha