The Government of India has announced Special Campaign 6, which will run from 2nd October to 31st October 2026, with a focus on Swachhta (cleanliness) and reducing pendency in government activities.

The main goal of this yearly campaign is to make cleanliness a permanent habit in government offices and quickly finish all pending official work.

The Three Key Phases of the Campaign:

• Preparatory Phase (September 15^th –30^th, 2026): This phase has already started. Ministries will use this time to identify targets (pending references from MP’s, State Governments, Inter-Ministerial references (Cabinet Notes), PMO, Parliamentary Assurances pending for more than 3 months, Public Grievances and Appeals),Record Management – Review of files/recording and weeding of files/closing of e-files, find pending files, and locate scrap materials for disposal.
• Implementation Phase (October 2^nd –31^st, 2026): During this month-long phase, offices will actively clean up spaces, dispose of waste, and resolve pending files.
• Evaluation Phase (November 16^th –30^th, 2026): In this final phase, the overall work done and results achieved across all ministries will be reviewed and measured.

The Campaign this year will emphasize “Effective Collection, segregation and disposal of e-waste.

This year focus on scientific disposal/management of e-waste generated in Government offices and the main phase will be the action phase, during which all out efforts shall be made to achieve the targets identified in preparatory phase information shall be provided on monitoring portal on daily basis by a dedicated portal https://scdpm.nic.in/specialcampaign6/.

Achievements and Best Practices of Special Campaign 5

Special Campaign 6 builds upon the achievements of Special Campaign 5 to further the objective of improving the experience of citizens with government offices. During Special Campaign 5, the Ministry of Textiles conducted a comprehensive review of 19,376 physical files was conducted. As a result, 6264 physical files were weeded out, and 274 e-files were closed. This diligent review process led to the freeing up of 25498 square feet of space. Revenue amounting to Rs. 11.35 Lakh was generated from the disposal of scrap and other redundant materials. A total of 200 sites were successfully cleaned during the campaign.

It is also important to note that 63 VIP references were promptly addressed and resolved. Furthermore, regarding the Public Grievances pending at the start of the campaign, the Ministry achieved 100% of its target by redressing 44 Public Grievances.

The Ministry of Textiles is dedicated to advancing the goals and successes of previous campaigns. We will put forward the same level of dedication and collective effort to make Special Campaign 6 equally successful.

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