Date: 2025-09-16Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
MoEFCC to participate in Special Campaign 5.0 from 2nd – 31st October 2025 for institutionalizing Swachhata and Disposal of Pendency and Promoting Cleanliness
**Summary:**
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) will participate in Special Campaign 5.0 from October 2nd to 31st, 2025, to institutionalize Swachhata (cleanliness), minimize pendency, and promote cleanliness within government offices. This campaign, announced by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), will focus on field offices with public interfaces, as well as Ministries, Departments, and their attached subordinate offices/autonomous organizations.
MoEFCC's participation includes a Preparatory Phase (September 15th - 30th, 2025) and an Implementation Phase (October 2nd - 31st, 2025). A key focus area is the disposal of e-waste, in compliance with E-waste Management Rules 2022, and the National Plastic Pollution Reduction Campaign (NPPRC).
Achievements by the Ministry and its organizations from November 2024 to August 2025 include the disposal of 5,623 public grievances, freeing 4,268 square feet of space, generating Rs. 14,46,181 in revenue through scrap disposal, weeding out 4,025 files, and conducting 111 cleanliness campaigns.
A preparatory meeting, chaired by the Additional Secretary MoEFCC, was held on August 26th, 2025, to sensitize divisions and organizations. Nodal Officers were tasked with identifying targets across twelve parameters, including cleanliness sites, space management, scrap disposal, MP/State Govt./Inter-Ministerial/PMO references, Parliamentary Assurances, public grievances, rule simplification, and record management. A workshop on Record Management, E-waste, and the NPPRC was conducted on September 2nd, 2025. The Ministry is committed to achieving these targets during the Implementation Phase across its Secretariat, Subordinate Offices, and Autonomous Bodies.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change: A ministry of the Government of India, also referred to as MoEFCC, responsible for environmental and forestry policies.
Special Campaign 5.0: A government initiative focused on institutionalizing Swachhata (cleanliness) and disposal of pending matters in government offices.
Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances: A department, also referred to as DARPG, that announced Special Campaign 5.0.
Ewaste management Rules 2022: Regulations pertaining to the management of electronic waste, issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
National Plastic Pollution Reduction Campaign: An initiative, also referred to as NPPRC, focused on reducing plastic pollution.
Swachhata: A campaign promoting cleanliness.
Delhi: The location where the Press Information Bureau (PIB) posted the information.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
MoEFCC to participate in Special Campaign 5.0 from
2nd – 31st October 2025 for institutionalizing
Swachhata and Disposal of Pendency and
Promoting Cleanliness
Posted On: 16 SEP 2025 8:31PM by PIB Delhi
The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) has announced a Special
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Campaign 5.0 from 2 October, 2025 to 31 October, 2025 for institutionalising Swachhata and minimising
pendency in Government Offices. It will have a special focus on field /outstation offices responsible for
service delivery or having public interface, in addition to the Ministries/Departments and their attached
/subordinate offices/autonomous organisations etc.
The MoEFCC is geared up for the Special Campaign 5.0, which includes a Preparatory Phase from 15th
September 2025 to 30th September 2025, and the Implementation Phase from 2nd October to 31st October
2025.
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 issued by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate
Change (MoEFCC) and National Plastic Pollution Reduction Campaign (NPPRC).
The highlights of the achievements made by the Ministry and its organisations during November 2024 to
August 2025 are as under: -
5,623 Public Grievances disposed off.
(cid:108)
4,268 Square feet of space freed.
(cid:108)
Rs.14,46,181 Revenue earned through scrap disposal.
(cid:108)
4,025 Files weeded out.
(cid:108)
111 Cleanliness campaigns.
(cid:108)
In order to sensitise the Divisions, organisations and Offices under the Ministry about the Special Campaign
5.0, a preparatory meeting under the Chairmanship of Additional Secretary (MoEFCC) was held on
26.08.2025.
The Nodal Officers were requested to identify the targets on twelve parameters during the preparatory phase.
They would include identification of cleanliness sites, space management and beautification, disposal of
scrap/redundant items, MP references, State Govt. references, inter-Ministerial references, Parliamentary
Assurances, PMO references, Public Grievances and its Appeals, Rules/procedures for simplification and
Record Management, as done in the earlier campaigns.
A workshop on Record Management, E-waste and National Plastic Pollution Reduction Campaign (NPPRC)
was also conducted on 02.09.2025.
The Ministry is committed to sincere and dedicated efforts to identify the targets during the Preparatory Phase
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from 15 September 2025 to 30 September 2025 of the Special Campaign 5.0. These targets would be
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achieved during the Implementation Phase from 2 October 2025 to 31 October 2025, in respect of the
Secretariat and Subordinate Offices/Autonomous Bodies, etc. under the Ministry.
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VM(Release ID: 2167374)