The Department of Science and Technology (DST) successfully concluded Special Campaign 6 from October 2-31, 2026, achieving significant results in cleanliness, record management, and administrative efficiency. The campaign cleared 906 cleanliness sites across DST's offices, laboratories, campuses and public spaces, substantially exceeding the target of 584 sites.
In grievance resolution, DST achieved 100% disposal of all 12 Members of Parliament references received during the campaign period and resolved 164 public grievances along with 21 public grievance appeals. The disposal activities generated revenue of ₹25.96 lakh while freeing 1,72,798 square feet of office space through systematic disposal of obsolete records, scrap, unused furniture and redundant materials.
Record management initiatives resulted in the review of 15,665 physical files (exceeding the target of 9,199 files) and 100% review of all 2,516 identified e-files. This led to 13,031 physical files being weeded out and 1,786 e-files closed, totaling 14,817 files disposed. The department conducted extensive public outreach through digital platforms, sharing over 690 social media posts on X, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube highlighting cleanliness drives, record management initiatives, e-waste disposal, and space optimization practices.
The campaign was implemented in accordance with guidelines from the Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances (DARPG) and covered DST's Autonomous Institutions, Subordinate offices, Missions, and Technology Innovation Hubs (TIHs).