Special Campaign 6, held from 2 to 31 October 2026 under the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), has concluded. The Departments of Posts, Fisheries, Health and Family Welfare, and Science and Technology, and the Ministry of Textiles have reported their results. The campaign had four stated aims: institutionalising Swachhata, reducing pendency in government offices, strengthening record management, and optimising office space and resources.
The numbers are largely framed against targets. The Department of Posts resolved 1,50,000 public grievances and disposed of 1,500 appeals. It ran cleanliness activities at 1,50,000 sites against a target of 1.35 lakh and freed 2,03,570 sq. ft. of office space. Scrap and e-waste, over 8.03 lakh kg and 58,514 kg respectively, earned about ₹3.01 crore.
The Health Ministry said it met 100% of its targets across headquarters, Central Government Hospitals, attached and subordinate offices, autonomous bodies and CPSUs. Cleanliness drives covered 1,62,325 sites, and 5,82,449 sq. ft. was reclaimed. It also simplified 19 rules and processes, and scrap and e-waste disposal brought in over ₹1 crore.
The Department of Science and Technology cleared 906 sites against a target of 584 campaigns and released 1,72,798 sq. ft. Its coverage extended to autonomous institutions, subordinate offices, missions and Technology Innovation Hubs (TIHs). Disposal generated ₹25.96 lakh.
Fisheries disposed of all 100 public grievances and all 30 appeals. Textiles earned ₹10,15,814 from scrap, freed 44,025 sq. ft. and held cleanliness activities at 242 sites.
Record management figures covered both physical and electronic files. Health reviewed 1,25,114 physical files and weeded out 1,20,115. It closed 32,542 of the 37,481 e-files reviewed. DST reviewed 15,665 physical files against a target of 9,199, along with all 2,516 identified e-files. It weeded out 13,031 physical files and closed 1,786 e-files, 14,817 in all. Fisheries weeded out 745 of 800 physical files and closed 25 of 45 e-files. Textiles weeded out 8,080 of 20,950 physical files and closed 996 of 6,727 e-files.
Pendency work extended to parliamentary and PMO references. Health addressed 119 MP references, and DST disposed of all 12. Fisheries cleared 4 MP references and 3 PMO references. Health also disposed of 12,840 grievances and 6,026 appeals.
Not everything was finished. Textiles sent implementation reports for only 9 of 26 Parliamentary Assurances to the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs. It has realised ₹3,62,096 of e-waste management revenue so far, and the remainder is still under recovery.
Several departments tied cleanliness to wider goals. Posts promoted a "Waste to Wealth" theme. Mail Motor Services, Kolkata, renovated a chamber with recycled wooden scrap, and Assam Circle built vertical green walls from discarded plastic. Mail Motor Services, Naraina, inducted 16 electric vehicles on 29 October.
Posts also used its Dak Chaupals to bring services closer to people. On 23 October, 1,861 were held, drawing 76,343 citizens, 31,728 of them women. Cleanliness activities ran at about 55,952 sites, and 9,007 grievances were resolved. Citizens were briefed on PLI, RPLI, India Post Payments Bank, DBT and export services.
Technology featured as well. DigiPost, launched with Gujarat Police, is a "phygital" service that transmits traffic e-challans digitally and delivers them physically. Odisha and Jammu & Kashmir Circles introduced QR code-based feedback in multiple languages, with photo uploads.
In health, AIIMS Jodhpur and Lady Hardinge Medical College ran "Waste-to-Art" activities. AIIMS Jodhpur turned plastic drums and bottles into planters carrying "No Tobacco" and "No Smoking" messages. The Union Health Secretary reviewed preparedness for the one-day Kayakalp Activities (Sanitation & Hygiene) on 27 October. Textiles, with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, ran "Textiles for Tomorrow" and collected 1,003 kg of post-consumer textile waste.
The campaign was monitored through layers of review. In Health, progress was reviewed under the Union Minister and the Union Health Secretary, and Union Minister J. P. Nadda visited AIIMS, New Delhi to check cleanliness, waste management and patient amenities. Textiles formed a three-member committee under a Deputy Director General for planning and monitoring. Health uploaded progress to the DARPG Special Campaign portal, scdpm.nic.in.
The Department of Posts said it remains committed to sustaining these practices beyond the campaign. The reported gaps in Textiles, the Parliamentary Assurances and e-waste recovery, suggest that targets are tracked closely but not every item closes within the month.
With reference to Special Campaign 6 conducted under the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Consider the following information:
| Department/Ministry | Reported result | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Fisheries | Disposed of all 100 public grievances and all 30 appeals |
| 2. | Textiles | Weeded out 8,080 of 20,950 physical files |
| 3. | Science and Technology | Disposed of 119 MP references |
| 4. | Health and Family Welfare | Reclaimed 5,82,449 sq. ft. of office space |
In how many of the above rows is the given information correctly matched?
Identify the service on the basis of the following information:
