Page 41 - NIS English, 16-30 November,2022

Special Cleanliness Drive 2.0 Nation

ed-tapism which have The campaign was 54.5 lakh
long been associated with conducted in
Rgovernment functioning, files were
has now become a forgotten 99,633 reviewed in
word in Prime Minister Narendra departments
Modi's government, whether it is places.
about development projects or and
complaints received in government ministries
offices or pending files. For the 4,36,855
first time, the central government across the
launched a cleanliness campaign in public grievance files country
government offices last year. This
year, on Gandhi Jayanti, the Special were reviewed and during this
Cleanliness Drive 2.0 was launched disposed of. time.
from October 2 to October 31. It
was roughly 15 times larger than the
previous year's campaign. According
to Union Minister of Personnel,
Public Grievances, and Pensions, Dr.
Jitendra Singh, during this campaign
period, special attention was paid to
attached, subordinate, and regional
offices, including remote areas
of India, This time, as part of the
campaign, a special cleanliness
drive was conducted in 99,633
locations. Files containing 4,36,855
pending public grievances at these
locations were also reviewed and
disposed of. A total of 54.5 lakh files
have been reviewed in departments
and ministries across the country,
according to a report. According
to Union Minister Jitendra Singh,
during this campaign, approximately
8784 references and complaints
from Members of Parliament were
reviewed and resolved.
Under this campaign, scraps
lying in various departments and
ministries have been disposed of.
The government has earned Rs
364.53 crore by selling these scraps.
The Department of Military Affairs is
at the forefront in terms of earning
from junk. It tops the list with Rs
212.76 crore from scrap sales,

New India Samachar November 16-30, 2022 39