Jitendra Singh, Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions, said on October 25 that the government had earned Rs 254.21 crore from scrap disposal as he reviewed the progress of Special Campaign 2.0, which has been implemented in all government offices across India for three weeks.
In addition, 3,05,268 public grievances have been redressed, 5,416 MPs’ references replied and 588 rules eased, Singh stated.
The Special Campaign 2.0, which runs from October 2-31, has been running for two weeks. Special Campaign 2.0 was implemented in remote outstation offices, foreign missions and posts, attached and subordinate offices, and citizen-centric ‘swachhata’ initiatives between October 2 and October 25.
The Special Campaign 2.0 was in its third week and had seen widespread participation from thousands of officials and citizens who came together to create a movement for Swachhata in government offices.
Cabinet ministers, ministers of state, and secretaries all took part in the Campaign, providing leadership and direction in its execution. The cleanliness campaign was carried out in 17,767 post offices in three weeks, in 7028 railway stations by the Ministry of Railways, in 5,974 campaign sites by the Department of Pharmaceuticals, in 4,578
campaign sites by the Department of Defence, and in 4,896 campaign sites by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Sources aware of the developments told, “We are still awaiting the final figures since the portal closes in the first week of November.”
60% revenue earned
Another source informed that, “as of now the biggest contributor to the sale of scrap is concerned, the Ministry of Defence has accounted for 60 per cent of the revenue earned out of this drive. But very interesting that India’s lifeline — Railways — is yet to submit its figure and that is expected to be a big contribution in that way.”
The progress of Special Campaign 2.0 is monitored on a dedicated portal www.pgportal.gov.in on a daily basis. Nodal Officers have been appointed in all ministries/ departments who monitor work undertaken by field offices. The Campaign is reviewed on a weekly basis by secretaries to the government of India. The progress of the Campaign has been widely reported in social media with over 10,000 social media tweets by ministries/departments.
