The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) is intensifying its efforts under Special Campaign 6.0 running from 2nd to 31st October 2026, focusing on pendency reduction, improved record management, office space optimization, and responsible e-waste disposal. This campaign, launched by the Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances (DARPG), aims to institutionalize Swachhata and promote efficient governance across attached and subordinate offices, public sector undertakings, and autonomous bodies.
Building on the success of Special Campaign 5.0 in October 2025, DEPwD and its organizations achieved significant outcomes including digitization and weeding out of 11,972 physical files/documents, freeing approximately 15,588 square feet of office space, generating ₹14.47 lakh in revenue, and conducting 64 cleanliness campaigns. These activities have continued beyond the annual campaign period with progress regularly recorded on the Special Campaign 6 Portal (SCDPM) in accordance with DARPG guidelines.
The current progress metrics show that against 52 identified cleanliness campaigns, 13 have already been conducted. Regarding file management, 172 out of 928 physical files due for review have been processed, while 32 e-files have been put up for review. The Department is also addressing various categories of references and public grievances, having resolved 154 out of 202 targeted public grievances and 20 out of 43 public grievance appeals. Additionally, 10 out of 55 references from Members of Parliament, 3 out of 8 Parliamentary Assurances, 2 out of 2 JMC References relating to Cabinet Proposals, and 4 out of 6 PMO References have been addressed.
As part of the ongoing Swachhata Special Campaign 6, a specific cleanliness activity was conducted on 8th October 2026 at the Guest House of Swami Vivekanand National Institute of Rehabilitation Training and Research (SVNIRTAR) and its adjoining areas, focusing on maintaining cleanliness, hygiene, sanitation, and promoting responsible waste-management practices to contribute to a clean, healthy campus environment.
The campaign reinforces the twin objectives of Swachhata and good governance by reducing avoidable pendency, improving record management, freeing usable space, and ensuring responsible disposal of obsolete material, particularly e-waste, seeking to transform redundant records and material into opportunities for greater efficiency, accountability and optimal utilization of public resources.