Date: 2025-09-16Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals Gears up for Special Campaign 5.0 with Renewed Focus on E-Waste Disposal, Cleanliness & Workplace Efficiency
The Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC), under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, is preparing for Special Campaign 5.0, scheduled for October 2-31, 2025, with a focus on e-waste disposal (in accordance with MoEFCC's E-Waste Management Rules 2022), space management, and enhancing workplace efficiency in field offices. This follows the successful conclusion of Special Campaign 4.0 (October 2, 2023 – October 31, 2024), which achieved significant progress in record management, grievance redressal, scrap disposal, and cleanliness.
Key achievements under Special Campaign 4.0 included the identification of 2,443 physical files, with 231 weeded out, and the review of 851 e-files and 2,881 e-receipts out of 4,656 and 5,698 identified, respectively. The department resolved two out of three public grievances received and monitored eight Parliamentary Assurances. Cleanliness drives resulted in a more efficient workplace environment.
The Department's Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) and Autonomous Bodies – CIPET, IPFT, HOCL, and HIL – actively participated in the campaign. CIPET reviewed 5,000 physical files, examined 691, and conducted 29 cleanliness drives. IPFT reviewed 30 out of 400 identified files and carried out 2 cleanliness activities. HOCL identified 600 physical files and reviewed 230. HIL reviewed 100 out of 250 files and conducted 2 cleanliness drives. A total of 43 cleanliness activities were undertaken by these entities, with 33 successfully completed.
Special Campaign 5.0 will broaden the scope to include: identification of cleanliness campaign sites, planning for space management and office beautification, e-waste disposal as per MoEFCC guidelines, scrap disposal as per GFR guidelines, review of pending references from MPs, PMO, State Governments, and Inter-Ministerial Cabinet Notes, monitoring of Parliamentary Assurances pending for over 3 months, disposal of pending public grievances, simplification of rules and processes, and record management. The DCPC aims to enhance transparency, efficiency, and sustainability in public administration through these campaigns.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers: The Indian government ministry responsible for the development and regulation of the chemical and fertilizer industries.
Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC): A department under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India.
Special Campaign 5.0: A government initiative focused on cleanliness, e-waste disposal, workplace efficiency, and administrative reforms, scheduled from 2nd to 31st October 2025.
Special Campaign 4.0: A government initiative focused on cleanliness, grievance redressal, and record management, held from 2nd October 2023 to 31st October 2024.
EWaste Management Rules 2022: The rules and regulations governing the management and disposal of electronic waste in India.
MoEFCC: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, a government body responsible for environmental protection and regulation.
CIPET: Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology, a Public Sector Undertaking and Autonomous Body.
Parliamentary Assurances: Assurances given by ministers in the Parliament, the monitoring of which is emphasized during the campaign.
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals Gears
up for Special Campaign 5.0 with Renewed Focus on
E-Waste Disposal, Cleanliness & Workplace
Efficiency
Special Campaign 4.0 Registers Major
Achievements in Cleanliness, Grievance Redressal,
and Record Management
CIPET, IPFT, HOCL, and HIL Drive Collective Action
Towards Clean Governance and Administrative
Reforms
Posted On: 16 SEP 2025 4:02PM by PIB Delhi
As the Government of India now prepares for Special Campaign 5.0, scheduled from 2nd to 31st October
2025, DCPC reaffirms its commitment to efficient administration and clean governance. The Special
Campaign 5.0 focuses on disposal of e-Waste as per E-Waste Management Rules 2022 of MoEFCC, space
management, and enhancing workplace experience of field offices.
The Special Campaign 4.0, held from 2nd October 2023 to 31st October 2024, registering significant
achievements in record management, grievance redressal, scrap disposal, and cleanliness drives was
successfully concluded.
Under Special Campaign 4.0, the DCPC headquarters actively participated in wide-ranging activities in record
management and public service delivery:
2,443 physical files were identified, with 231 reviewed and weeded out for space efficiency.
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In electronic records, 4,656 e-files and 5,698 e-receipts were identified, with 851 e-files and 2,881
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e-receipts reviewed.
The Department received three public grievances, of which two were successfully resolved during
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the campaign.
Monitoring of eight Parliamentary Assurances (five under the Chemical Division and three under
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the Petrochemical Division) was also carried out.
Cleanliness and space optimization drives were conducted by removing obsolete furniture, records,
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and other redundant items, resulting in a more efficient and employee-friendly workplace
environment.
The Department’s Public Sector Undertakings and Autonomous Bodies — CIPET, IPFT, HOCL, and HIL —
played an active role in the campaign:
CIPET reviewed 5,000 physical files, examined 691, and conducted 29 cleanliness drives across its
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IPFT reviewed 30 out of 400 identified files and carried out 2 cleanliness activities.
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HOCL identified 600 physical files and reviewed 230, and is gearing up for active participation in
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Campaign 5.0.
HIL reviewed 100 out of 250 files and conducted 2 cleanliness drives.
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Collectively, 43 cleanliness activities were undertaken by the PSUs and Institutes, out of which 33 were
successfully completed, reflecting a strong departmental culture of environmental responsibility and process
improvement.
DCPC is actively engages in strategic preparation for Special Campaign 5.0 with a broadened scope,
emphasizing on:
Identification of cleanliness campaign sites for sustained Swachhata activities.
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Planning for space management and beautification of offices to enhance workplace efficiency
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Identification and disposal of e-waste items as per the procedure laid down by MoEFCC.
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Identification of scrap and redundant items with disposal as per GFR guidelines.
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Review of pending references from MPs, PMO, State Governments, and Inter-Ministerial Cabinet
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Notes.
Monitoring of Parliamentary Assurances pending for more than 3 months to ensure timely
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compliance.
Disposal of pending public grievances and appeals (including CPGRAMS and other sources) in a
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time-bound manner.
Simplification of rules and processes, identifying procedures that can be streamlined for improved
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governance.
Record Management: reviewing files, recording and weeding out old files, and closing e-files for
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better space utilization and efficiency.
Through its efforts in Special Campaign 4.0 and the forward-looking agenda of Special Campaign 5.0, the
Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals continues to align itself with the Government’s broader
objective of transparency, efficiency, and sustainability in public administration. The Department remains
committed to achieving the goals of clean governance, responsive public service delivery, and enhanced
workplace productivity.
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