Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh reviews progress achieved in Week 2 of Special Campaign 2.0; expresses satisfaction, calls for more aggressive approach
Tremendous Enthusiasm in Ministries/ Departments for Institutionalizing Swachhata and Minimizing Pendency witnessed
Swachhata Campaign successfully conducted in 37899 campaign sites
27.25 lac files reviewed and 5.22 lac sq feet of space freed
Rs. 233.54 crore earned so far from scrap disposal, 2,28,745 Public Grievances Redressed, 4201 MP’s references replied and 480 Rules eased
Posted On: 18 OCT 2022 5:04PM by PIB Delhi
Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Dr. Jitendra Singh, reviewed the progress of week 2 of Special Campaign 2.0 being implemented in all Government offices of India and said that significant progress was achieved in the period October 2-16, 2022.
Dr. Jitendra Singh said tremendous enthusiasm was being witnessed in Ministries/ Department for institutionalizing Swachhata and Minimizing pendency. He urged officials to draw inspiration from Hon’ble Prime Minister words in his tweet that “such efforts are not only innovative and commendable but most importantly remind us of our basic civic duty of keeping our surroundings and public places clean.”
The Special Campaign 2.0 is being undertaken from October 2-31, 2022 has completed two weeks of implementation. In the period October 2-16, 2022, the Special Campaign 2.0 has been implemented in remote outstation offices, foreign missions and posts, attached and subordinate offices and citizen centric swachhata initiatives.
The Special Campaign 2.0 in its 2 weeks, was holistic in size and scale, witnessed widespread participation from thousands of officials and citizens who came together create a movement for Swachhata in Government Offices. Cabinet Ministers, Ministers of State and Secretaries to Government of India participated in the Special Campaign 2.0 providing leadership and guidance in implementation. In 2 weeks, the Department of Posts has conducted the cleanliness campaign in 11037 Post Offices, the Ministry of Railways has conducted in 3923 Railway Stations, Department of Pharmaceuticals in 5123 campaign sites, Department of Defence in 3923 campaign sites and Ministry of Home Affairs in 2364 campaign sites.
The progress of Special Campaign 2.0 is monitored on a dedicated portal www.pgportal.gov.in/scdpm22 on a daily basis. Nodal Officers have been appointed in all Ministries/ Departments who monitor work undertaken by field offices. The Special Campaign 2.0 is reviewed on a weekly basis by Secretaries to Government of India. The progress of the Special Campaign 2.0 has been widely reported in social media with over 1100 social media tweets by Ministries/ Departments. 255 Tweets were issued from DARPG twitter handle as also 200 Infographics.
In 2 weeks of Special Campaign 2.0 from October 2-16, 2022 the following progress was achieved:
|
S No |
Category |
Special Campaign 2.0 Progress as on October 16, 2022 |
|
1 |
Swachhata Campaign Sites |
37899 |
|
2 |
Records Management: Files Reviewed (physical files + e-files) |
27.25 lac |
|
3 |
Public Grievances + Appeals Redressed |
228745 |
|
4 |
Revenue Earned (Rs. Cr) |
Rs. 233.54 cr |
|
5 |
Space Freed (lac sq feet) |
5.22 lac sq feet |
|
6 |
MP’s References |
4201 |
|
7 |
Easing of Rules/ Processes |
480 |
Amongst the best practices that emerged in two weeks of Special Campaign 2.0.
- Defence – Intra-Departmental portal developed for monitoring Special Campaign 2.0
- MoHUA – SHG’s attached with Campaign, Madhubani paintings popularized
- CISF – Simplifying Citizen wait time at Airports
- Railways – Complete automation of cleaning services
- Posts – 100% linking of Aadhar with banking services
- DARE – Plastic Free and Parthenium Free Farms
- Civil Aviation – Toilet Modernization in Hyderabad Airport
- DoPPW – Face Authentication App/ Jeevan Praman App campaign
- Health and Wellness Centres – Campaign for Hand hygiene
- WCD – cleanliness campaign for clean One Stop Centers
- Regional Passport Offices – m-Sewa app in Assam
- CBIC – Office space enhancement, records management practices.
- CBDT – Aayakar Sewa Kendras all over India for citizen interaction, ASK Centers in NE States, zero PG targets, uniforms for MTS/ DEO’s
- Youth Affairs – Volunteers of NYKS/ NSS collected and disposed single use plastic waste across India
- Science & Technology – Air Quality Monitoring device linked with DPCC database, mechanised cleaning at Technology Bhawan
- Land Resources – Rejuve Yoga Center at Shivaji Stadium office premises
- DAPRG – 3R kiosk established by women SHG, conservation of historic documents of 1908, 1917 and 1947
- Labour and Employment – Starting of wheelchair facility for old age pensioners at RO, Gorakhpur, Digitization of files
- Culture – All organizations took part including in remote areas of Andaman & Nicobar and Jagdalpur
Dr. Jitendra Singh called on all officials and institutions to strive tirelessly to fulfilling the Government’s stated objective of institutionalizing swachhata and minimizing pendency in the remaining period of the Special Campaign 2.0. The Special Campaign 2.0 will conclude on Rashtriya Ekta Diwas on October 31, 2022.
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