The Department of Science and Technology (DST) successfully completed preparatory phase activities for Special Campaign 5.0. The campaign, launched by the Government with the Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances, will enter the implementation phase from October 2nd to October 31st, 2025, preceded by a preparatory phase from September 15th to September 30th, 2025. During the preparatory phase, DST identified pending VIP references, Public Grievances, Parliamentary Assurances, and a list of offices for the Swachhata Campaign, and assessed the volume of electronic/automobile/office scrap for disposal. DST uploaded the targets for the preparatory phase on the Special Campaign 5.0 web portal. DST and its offices identified 318 cleanliness campaign sites, 6628 physical and 1046 e-files for review, 88 pending public grievances, and 7 appeals for disposal. Awareness generation and campaign advocacy programs are planned for the implementation phase through PIB statements and social media. Release ID: 2174436. Posted on 03 OCT 2025 3:12PM by PIB Delhi. Minister, Secretary and Joint Secretary & Nodal Officer of SCDPM 5.0 are spearheading the DST's Implementation Plans and Strategies for a Successful Campaign.
Key Entities Referenced
Special Campaign 5.0: A government campaign focused on specific objectives related to cleanliness and efficiency within government departments.
Department of Science and Technology (DST): The primary agency implementing and spearheading the Special Campaign 5.0.
Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances: The nodal department that launched the Special Campaign 5.0.
SCDPM 5.0: A program or initiative under the Special Campaign 5.0 that the Nodal Officer is spearheading.
Ministry of Science & Technology
Department of Science and Technology (DST)
Successfully Completed Preparatory Phase Activities
for Special Campaign 5.0
Minister, Secretary and Joint Secretary & Nodal
Officer of SCDPM 5.0 spearheading the DST’s
Implementation Plans and Strategies for a
Successful Campaign
Posted On: 03 OCT 2025 3:12PM by PIB Delhi
The Special Campaign 5.0 launched by the Government, with Department of Administrative Reforms &
Public Grievances as the nodal department, has gained significant momentum in its preparatory phase. The
Special Campaign 5.0 will be entering the Implementation Phase from 2nd October to 31st October 2025,
preceded by Preparatory Phase from 15th September 2025 to 30th September, 2025.
During the preparatory phase, Department of Science and Technology (DST) has identified pending VIP
references, Public Grievances, Parliamentary Assurances. Moreover, a list of offices for Swachhata Campaign
have also been identified and the volume of electronic/ automobile/ office scrap to be disposed has also been
assessed in its Headquarters as well as in Subordinate Offices and Autonomous Bodies. Plans have been
finalized for freeing up of office spaces by way of digitization of documents and weeding of records.
DST has successfully uploaded the targets for the Preparatory phase of the Campaign on the Special
Campaign 5.0 web portal. DST along with its AIs and Subordinate offices has identified 318 cleanliness
campaign sites; 6628 physical and 1046 e-files for review; 88 pending public grievances and 7 appeals for
disposal.
In addition to above, various large scale awareness generation and campaign advocacy programme have been
planned during implementation phase through PIB statements, and various platforms of social media.
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NKR/PSM
(Release ID: 2174436)