Dr. Jitendra Singh Launches ‘Special Swachhata Campaign 6.0’

Swachhata has evolved from an appeal for cleanliness into a sustained culture of good governance, efficient utilisation of public resources, reduction of pendency and responsible management of waste, said Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Dr. Jitendra Singh, While launching the Implementation Phase of Special Campaign 6.0 today.

Recalling Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for Swachhata from the Red Fort in 2014, Dr. Jitendra Singh said the initiative gradually transformed into a people’s movement and subsequently became an institutional practice across Government offices. He said the campaign has continuously acquired new dimensions, from toilets and cleanliness to disposal of old files, redundant furniture, e-files and electronic scrap, thereby linking Swachhata with administrative efficiency, optimum use of public space and productive management of resources.

Smt. Nivedita Shukla Verma, Secretary, DARPG; Smt. Rachna Shah, Secretary, DoPT; and Dr. Surendrakumar Bagde, Director General, National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG), were among the senior officers present. DARPG is the nodal department for the Special Campaign.(UPDATED ON 2ND OCTOBER 2026)