DBT Clears 46,000 Sq Ft in Special Campaign 6 E-Waste Drive

Clearing out thousands of obsolete electronic devices and paper records has generated over ₹39 lakh in direct revenue and unlocked 46,486 square feet of prime office floor space for the Department of Biotechnology. The operational push is part of Special Campaign 6, an administrative sweep running from October 2 to October 31, 2026, across central ministries, subordinate scientific offices, and public sector undertakings.

A rigorous two-week preparatory audit in late September set the pace, reviewing 18,741 digital records and 7,773 physical files across 156 designated sites. Facility managers identified and auctioned 1,694 unserviceable IT assets and general scrap, turning depreciated electronic waste into liquid capital for the exchequer while eliminating congested departmental storage zones.

The initiative balances workplace asset recovery with broader environmental and civic commitments. DBT teams organized public shramdaan drives and sapling plantation drives around New Delhi's JLN Stadium metro corridor, rolled out creative waste-to-art installations, and sponsored comprehensive medical consultation camps for sanitation workers and their dependents in collaboration with healthcare providers.

Every cleared workplace is being tracked through mandatory before-and-after photo evidence logged directly on the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances SCDPM portal. For public sector managers and research institutions, the campaign offers a concrete blueprint for transforming periodic bureaucratic housecleaning into measurable spatial and financial returns.