The Ministry of Coal is preparing for Special Campaign 5.0, scheduled from October 2nd to 31st, 2025. The campaign aims to institutionalize cleanliness, reduce pendency in government offices, enhance workplace cleanliness, adopt sustainable practices, and expedite the disposal of pending matters.
The preparatory phase began on September 15th, 2025, and will continue until September 30th, 2025. Three preparatory meetings with nodal and concerned officers were held on August 26th, 2025, September 4th, 2025, and September 19th, 2025. The ministry, along with its CPSEs, CCO, and CMPFO, is identifying sites for cleanliness drives, disposing of scrap and redundant items, addressing pending references, grievances, appeals, streamlining space, record management, reinforcing efficiency, transparency, and effective waste management. On September 18th, 2025, ministry officials inspected the record room at Lok Nayak Bhavan.
As part of this nationwide initiative, the Ministry of Coal & CPSEs have undertaken various activities during Special Campaign 5.0. CIL conducted Nukkad Natak at Kumartuli, Kolkata. NCL's Jhingurda Area organized Safai Mitra Suraksha Shivir Campaign. Creative initiatives such as Rangoli-making at Kusunda Area (BCCL, Jharkhand), SECL HQ (Chhattisgarh), Manjri Area (WCL, Nagpur) and Painting competitions for children at Majri & Wani Areas (WCL, Nagpur)
As of September 24, 2025:
* Sites identified to clean: 1165
* Quantity of Scrap to dispose of: 7091 Metric Ton
* Physical files to review: 1,10,026
* E-files to review: 28,211
The release ID is 2170517. The post was made on September 24th, 2025, at 1:34 PM by PIB Delhi.
Key Entities Referenced
Special Campaign 5.0: A campaign by the Ministry of Coal to institutionalize cleanliness (Swachhata), reduce pendency in Government offices, enhance workplace cleanliness, adopt sustainable practices, and expedite the disposal of pending matters.
Ministry of Coal: The primary organization responsible for the Special Campaign 5.0.
Kolkata: Location where CIL conducted Nukkad Natak to raise awareness on Cleanliness.
Jharkhand: State where BCCL's Kusunda Area held Rangoli-making event.
Chhattisgarh: State where SECL HQ held Rangoli-making event.
Ministry of Coal
Coal Ministry gears up for Special Campaign 5.0
Posted On: 24 SEP 2025 1:34PM by PIB Delhi
Ministry of Coal is doing extensive preparations for Special Campaign 5.0 to institutionalize Swachhata
(cleanliness) and reduce pendency in Government offices. Special Campaign 5.0, scheduled from 2nd October
to 31st October 2025, focuses on enhancing workplace cleanliness, adopting sustainable practices and
expediting the disposal of pending matters.
The ongoing preparatory phase, which began on 15th September 2025 and will continue until 30th September
2025, has already included three preparatory meetings with nodal and concerned officers on 26.08.2025,
04.09.2025 and 19.09.2025 to reinforce awareness about the objectives of the campaign.
The Ministry, along with its CPSEs, CCO, and CMPFO, is actively identifying sites for cleanliness drives,
disposing of scrap and redundant items, addressing pending references, grievances, appeals, streamlining
space, record management, reinforcing efficiency, transparency and effective waste management, reaffirming
the Government’s commitment to efficiency, transparency and effective waste reduction.
On 18.09.2025, Ministry officials inspected the record room at Lok Nayak Bhavan, emphasizing
comprehensive review and systematic categorization of files. Outdated and redundant records are being
identified for timely weeding out to free up valuable office space, improve accessibility and enable productive
use of cleared areas.As part of this nationwide initiative, the Ministry of Coal & CPSEs have undertaken various activities during
Special Campaign 5.0:
1. CIL has conducted Nukkad Natak at Kumartuli, Kolkata to raise awareness on Cleanliness. The
performance emphasized cleanliness, environmental consciousness, and community
responsibility, actively engaging the local audience.
2. NCL’s Jhingurda Area organized Safai Mitra Suraksha Shivir Campaign to safeguard the health,
safety, and well-being of Safai Mitras.
3. Creative initiatives such as Rangoli-making at Kusunda Area (BCCL, Jharkhand), SECL HQ
(Chhattisgarh), Manjri Area (WCL, Nagpur) and Painting competitions for children at Majri &
Wani Areas (WCL, Nagpur) highlighted community involvement and showcased creativity and
commitment to a cleaner India.As of September 24, 2025, the Ministry of Coal has already made significant progress in its targets for Special
Campaign 5.0:
Sites identified to clean – 1165
(cid:108)
Quantity of Scrap to disposed of: 7091 Metric Ton
(cid:108)
Physical files to review: 1,10,026
(cid:108)
E-files to review: 28,211
(cid:108)
With the preparatory phase continuing till 30th September 2025, these numbers are expected to rise further.
The Ministry of Coal remains resolute in achieving enhanced cleanliness, streamlined record management and
governance efficiency through Special Campaign 5.0.
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Shuhaib T/ Durgesh Kumar
(Release ID: 2170517)