The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) successfully completed the Swachhata Hi Seva 2026 cleanliness campaign conducted from September 17 to October 2, 2026. The campaign began with a pledge-taking ceremony administered by the Secretary (PNG) on September 17, 2026, at Kartavya Bhawan-3 in New Delhi, with regular progress reviews conducted throughout the campaign period.
Under the transformation of Cleanliness Target Units and public spaces pillar, the Ministry and its organizations achieved significant results: 9,845 CTUs were transformed with participation from 99,548 people, and 937 public spaces were cleaned with 45,526 participants. Additionally, 143 cleanliness drives were conducted at water bodies involving 1,264 individuals, along with 543 mohalla cleanliness drives.
The Swachh Pathshala: Yuva for Swachhta component engaged educational institutions with 18,700 schoolchildren participating in various activities, including 3,109 students in Gyan Yatra activities. For sanitation worker welfare, the campaign organized 234 Safai Mitra Suraksha Evam Samman Shivir camps with 7,098 sanitation workers participating, along with 276 preventive health checkups for 4,365 participants and distribution of 3,518 PPE kits.
Citizen participation initiatives included 450 composting awareness drives, 154 Sports for Swachhta activities with 3,530 participants, and Say No to Plastics activities with 2,662 participants. The waste-to-wealth component under Swachhata Se Samriddhi recorded engagement with 191 art colleges and institutions, 175 plastic recycling melas, assessment of 135 Plastic Waste Management Units, 687 entries under Kabaad Se Jugaad, and 607 entries under Kabaad Se Kala.
The campaign represented collective efforts from the Ministry, its CPSEs, associated organizations, employees, students, sanitation workers, and citizens, focusing on promoting cleanliness as a sustained practice and contributing to environmental responsibility and community participation.