Ministry of Science & Technology
Achievements / Efforts of Department of Biotechnology aimed at Swachhata and expeditious disposal of pending matters in Government during November, 2025 – August, 2026
Posted On:
16 SEP 2026 3:42PM by PIB Delhi
The Special Campaign 5.0 focusing on Swachhata and expeditious disposal of pending matters was conducted from October 2-31, 2025 in the DBT with enthusiasm and dedicated support of its Divisions, Scientific Units and Autonomous Institutions.
In order to institutionalize and sustain the momentum generated during the campaign, the Department registered significant achievements in Cleanliness, Grievance Redressal, Record Management, and scrap disposal, during November, 2025 - August, 2026, as under:-
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S.No.
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Category
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Achievement during Nov, 2025 – Aug, 2026
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(i)
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Cleanliness Campaign Sites
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Cleanliness Drives at 291 Sites conducted across DBT and its field formations.
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(ii)
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Public Grievances and Appeals
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290 PGs and 25 Appeal disposed off during the period.
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(iii)
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Space Freed (in square feet)
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29,350 sq. ft. of office space has been freed through systematic cleaning and record management initiatives
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(iv)
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Revenue Earned (through disposal of e-waste and scrap)
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Revenue of ₹ 38,77,235/- has been generated through disposal of e-waste, scrap and unserviceable items.
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Major Campaign activities and glimpses of some of the activities undertaken by Authonmous Institutions / PSUs of DBT during the said period are as under:-
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S.No
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Name of the Department
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Features
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Name of the Institute
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Picture of the Best Practice Before & After
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Month, Year of Activity
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1
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Department of Biotechnology
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Back Side of Green House
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National Institute of Plant Genome research
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Jan 2026
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2
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Department of Biotechnology
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Cleaning of Outdoor Sites – Wastage room
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Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics
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Feb 2026
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3
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Department of Biotechnology
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Balcony Cleaning
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National Institute of Biomedical Genomics
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March 2026
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4
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Department of Biotechnology
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AC Chiller Area (Outdoor)
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Institute For Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine
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April 2026
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5
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Department of Biotechnology
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Area Road towards Green House
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National Institute of Immunology
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Jun 2026
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6
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Department of Biotechnology
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Cleaning of Common Passage
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Institute of Bio resources and Sustainable Development
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July 2026
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7
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Department of Biotechnology
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Cleaning of Store room
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National Brain Research Centre
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July 2026
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The progress of above activities was reviewed by the Secretary, DBT and Nodal Officer on regular basis. The Department had made sincere and dedicated efforts to update the progress on SCDPM Portal and ensured saturation of Swachhata in all the offices under the administrative control of Department of Biotechnology.
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