NEW DELHI, September 17, 2026 – Union Minister of State Dr. Jitendra Singh officially launched the Web Portal for Special Campaign 6 on Wednesday, highlighting how a national call for cleanliness has transformed into a massive economic asset [cite: 1.2.1]. Addressing the launch programme, Dr. Singh stated that the Swachhata campaign perfectly reflects the government’s citizen-centric approach, demonstrating how focusing on foundational issues can successfully ignite a nationwide people’s movement [cite: 1.2.1]. The campaign has proven that systematic waste management extends far beyond basic cleanliness, generating substantial economic value for the country [cite: 1.2.1]. Over the past five years, an impressive ₹5,000 crore has been generated exclusively through the systematic disposal of discarded government scrap [cite: 1.2.1].
The remarkable achievements of the campaign also include the freeing up of 1,000 lakh square feet of premium government office space and the execution of extensive cleanup drives across more than 24 lakh designated sites [cite: 1.2.1]. In a significant push to improve record management and reduce administrative pendency, approximately two crore obsolete files have been systematically weeded out [cite: 1.2.1]. Dr. Singh emphasized that these milestones represent a major shift in public administration, moving beyond simple sanitation toward the highly efficient utilization of government resources, the better use of public spaces, and the innovative conversion of “Waste to Wealth” [cite: 1.2.1]. The launch event saw the participation of key senior officials, including Ministry of Mines Secretary Keshav Chandra and Department of Posts Secretary Subrat Das [cite: 1.2.1].
Reflecting on the origins of the initiative, Dr. Singh recalled that cleanliness was established as a top priority by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his first Independence Day address in August 2014, marking a distinct departure from the conventional status quo of governance [cite: 1.2.1]. The Minister underscored how the sustained campaign has triggered widespread behavioural change, making citizens increasingly conscious about public hygiene [cite: 1.2.1]. Highlighting the profound social impact, he recounted how inadequate sanitation previously forced young girls to abandon their education, citing an instance from his own constituency where a Class 9 student stopped attending school until a toilet was finally constructed [cite: 1.2.1]. Describing the ongoing initiative as an early model of a “whole-of-government plus whole-of-nation” effort, Dr. Singh noted that what began as a simple drive to clean offices has now evolved into a powerful mechanism for generating national resources [cite: 1.2.1].
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