The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions has announced Special Campaign 5.0 for Swachhata and Reducing Pendency in the Department of Personnel and Training (DOPT). The preparatory phase commenced from September 15-30, 2025, involving target identification with focus on e-waste management, record review/digitization, and disposal of grievances, RTI applications, references from various entities, and cleanliness drive site selection. The main phase will occur from October 2-31, 2025, focusing on addressing pending references and achieving preparatory phase goals. Secretary DARPG and DOPT, Shri V Srinivas, reviewed preparations on September 9, 2025, at Kartavya Bhawan 3, emphasizing the campaign's role in improving cleanliness and minimizing pendency. A dedicated online webportal, launched by Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh on September 16, 2025, will monitor the campaign's progress.
Key Entities Referenced
Special Campaign 5.0: A Government of India initiative for Swachhata (cleanliness) and reducing pendency in government departments.
Department of Personnel and Training (DOPT): The primary ministry responsible for implementing Special Campaign 5.0.
Swachhata: Cleanliness drive, a key focus of the Special Campaign 5.0.
Kartavya Bhawan: Location where preparations for Special Campaign 5.0 were reviewed within DOPT.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Launch of Special Campaign 5.0 in Department of
Personnel and Training for institutionalizing
Swachhata and minimizing pendency
Posted On: 18 SEP 2025 8:22PM by PIB Delhi
Government of India has announced Special Campaign 5.0 for Swachhata and Reducing Pendency for which
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Preparatory Phase has commenced from 15 - 30 September, 2025.
During the preparatory phase, targets are being identified with special focus on scientific
management of e-waste, records for review, digitization and weeding out, Disposal of public
grievances, RTI applications, References from Ministries and Departments, Members of Parliament,
State Governments, Parliament Assurances etc., along with identification of sites for conduct of
special cleanliness drives.
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The Preparatory phase will be followed by the Main phase of the campaign [2 to 31 October,
2025], during which the pending references will be attended to and the goals identified during the
preparatory phase will be achieved.
Department of Personnel and Training along with Attached/Subordinate Offices has geared up for
the implementation of the Special Campaign 5.0 for institutionalizing Swachhata and minimizing
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pendency from 2 to 31 October, 2025. To comply with the resolution of the Government to make
Swachhata as part of living and for timely disposal of matters, preparations for Special Campaign
5.0 are in full swing.
Secretary DARPG (and also holding charge of DOPT), Shri V Srinivas, reviewed the preparations
for Special Campaign 5.0 in DOPT with the divisional heads and the administrative heads of various
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organizations of the Department in a meeting held at Kartavya Bhawan 3 on 9 September 2025.
During the detailed presentation, Shri Srinivas highlighted the role of Special Campaign in
improving the cleanliness and minimizing pendency in the Government. He also highlighted the
priority themes of the Special Campaign 5.0. All the Heads of organizations also presented a plan of
action to be followed during the main phase of the Campaign during the meeting.
The progress of Special Campaign 5.0 will be monitored through a dedicated online web-portal launched by
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Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh on 16 September, 2025.
Department of Personnel and Training and its Attached/Subordinate Offices reaffirm their dedication
to the successful execution of Special Campaign 5.0, aiming to further enhance administrative
efficiency, minimize pendency and ensure cleanliness across all organizations and their
neighborhoods.
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NKR/PSM
(Release ID: 2168280)