The Ministry of Power, under the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), is implementing Special Campaign 5.0 to promote cleanliness and reduce pendency in government offices, focusing on e-waste disposal as per the E-waste Management Rules, 2022. The campaign is organized in two phases: a Preparatory Phase (September 15th to September 30th, 2025) and an Implementation Phase (October 2nd to October 31st, 2025). Active participation instructions have been issued to 09 CPSEs, 06 Statutory Bodies and 02 Autonomous Bodies under the Ministry of Power. Targets to be achieved by October 31st, 2025 include 32 VIP references, 15 State Government references, 02 IMC references, 07 PMO references, 06 Parliament Assurances, 751 public grievances, 40 public grievance appeals, review of 19,937 physical files, 8,796 e-files and 19 rules. Cleanliness campaigns will be carried out at 313 sites. The campaign is reviewed regularly by the Secretary and senior officials. A coordination mechanism with Nodal officers has been established, along with a dedicated WhatsApp group. The Ministry aims to achieve the targets and institutionalize Swachhata by the end of October 2025. (Release ID: 2173641). The document was posted on October 1, 2025, at 4:51 PM by PIB Delhi.
Key Entities Referenced
Special Campaign 5.0: A government initiative aimed at promoting cleanliness and reducing pendency in government offices.
Ministry of Power: The primary implementing ministry for Special Campaign 5.0.
Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG): An entity under whose aegis the Special Campaign 5.0 is being implemented.
E-waste Management Rules, 2022: Rules regarding e-waste disposal, the compliance of which is a focus of Special Campaign 5.0.
Ministry of Power
Ministry of Power Gears Up for implementation of
Special Campaign 5.0 to Promote Cleanliness and
Accelerate Disposal of Pending References
Posted On: 01 OCT 2025 4:51PM by PIB Delhi
The Ministry of Power, under the aegis of the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances
(DARPG), is fully prepared to implement Special Campaign 5.0, aimed at promoting cleanliness and reducing
pendency in government offices. The focus area of Special Campaign 5.0 is disposal of e-waste generated in
Government offices in compliance of E-waste Management Rules, 2022.
The campaign has been organized in two phases: a Preparatory Phase, commenced from the 15th September
2025 and concluded on 30th September 2025, followed by the Implementation Phase, commencing from 2nd
October to 31st October 2025. Instructions for active participation have already been issued to all the 09
CPSEs, 06 Statutory Bodies and 02 Autonomous Bodies under Ministry of Power. All the Divisions of
Ministry of Power have also been sensitized.
In the preparatory phase, the Ministry has set clear targets to be achieved by 31st October 2025. These targets
include 32 VIP references, 15 State Government references, 02 IMC references, 07 PMO references, 06
Parliament Assurances, 751 public grievances, and 40 public grievance appeals, review of 19,937 physical
files, 8,796 e-files and 19 rules. Furthermore, cleanliness campaigns will be carried out at 313 sites across
various units.
Preparations for the successful implementation of the campaign are being regularly reviewed by the Secretary
and senior officials of the Ministry. A robust coordination mechanism, including the appointment of Nodal
officers across the MoP organizations, has been established. Additionally, a dedicated WhatsApp group has
been created for swift and efficient communication.
The Ministry of Power remains committed to achieve the targets set for Special Campaign 5.0 and will
continue to focus on institutionalizing Swachhata and expediting the disposal of pending references to ensure
a successful outcome by the end of October,2025.
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(Release ID: 2173641)