The campaign’s preparatory phase was held from 15- 30 September 2025, and the main phase was carried out from 02nd - 31 October, 2025. Apart from overall cleanliness (Swachhata) of workplaces, space management, and optimum disposal of pending matters, the focus area of Special Campaign 5.0 was on disposal of e-waste generated in Government Offices in compliance of E-waste Management Rules 2022.

The Department has registered significant achievements in Cleanliness, Grievance Redressal, Record Management, and scrap disposal, as under: -

S.No.	Category	Targets	Achievement	Achievement %
(i)	Cleanliness Campaign Sites	113	113 Cleanliness Drives have been covered across DBT and its field formations.	100%
(ii)	Public Grievances and Appeals	17 PG + 1 Appeals	12 pending PGs and 1 Appeal stands disposed of.	72%
(iii)	Record Management (Files)	28710-Physical files   20133 – e-files   10974 – Weeded out Files	25,614 physical files and 20133 e-files reviewed of which 9069 physical files weeded out and 6,018 e-files closed.	89% - Physical files   100% - e-files   83% - Weeded out
(iv)	Space Freed (in square feet)	77,378 Sq Ft	77,378 sq. ft. of office space has been freed through systematic cleaning and record management initiatives	100%
(v)	Revenue Earned (through disposal of e-waste and scrap)	31,28,344/-	Revenue of ₹ 31,28,344/- has been generated through the disposal of e-waste, scrap and unserviceable items.	100%

 

During the campaign, the Ministry also organized special activities such as ‘Waste to Art Competitions, drawing and poster making competitions, Sharamdaan, Swachhata Pledge, Waste Segregation awareness campaign among others at DBT Secretariat, Autonomous Institutes and PSUs.

Major Campaign activities and glimpses of some of the best practices undertaken during the Campaign are as under:

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The Progress of the campaign has been regularly reviewed by Secretary and Joint Secretary & Nodal Office for the campaign.   The Nodal Officer i.e. Joint Secretary (Admn.), Department of Biotechnology (DBT) also participated in the Panel Discussion held on 29^th October, 2025 at Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA) as part of media plan for effective implementation of Special Campaign 5.0.

All activities conducted throughout the period were widely publicized online through social media platforms (X, Facebook, Instagram) by the Department to ensure widespread participation in the Special Campaign 5.0. The Department has made sincere and dedicated efforts to achieve the the targets identified during the preparatory phase and to ensure saturation of Swachhata in all the offices related to Department of Biotechnology.

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