Page 42 - NIS English, 16-30 November,2022

Nation Special Cleanliness Drive 2.0

SPACE EQUIVALENT TO FOUR `364.53

RASHTRAPATI BHAVANS WAS
FREED LAST YEAR. Crore was earned by selling the

A similar cleanliness campaign was carried junks. Department of Military
out in government offices last year. The Affairs topped the list with
space freed was then approximately earnings of Rs 212.76 crore,
four times larger than the floor area of followed by the Ministry of Coal at
Rashtrapati Bhavan after the disposal of Rs 48.51 crore and the Ministry of
pending files and scrap. The floor area Railways at Rs 33.05 crore.
of Rashtrapati Bhavan is approximately 2
lakh square feet, after settlement, more This is how the campaign went...
than 9 lakh square feet of space was
vacated. Working on 3 lakh 28 thousand
public grievances at the time resulted in the
resolution of 3 lakh 3 thousand complaints.
Simultaneously, 685 out of 834 rules and Post office Ministry of Railways
procedures were simplified, as were 8282 Cleanliness
out of 11057 letters from MPs disposed of. Campaign
drive launched launched at
in 24000 post 9375 railway
offices stations

followed by the Coal Ministry at Rs 48.51 crore and
the Ministry of Railways at Rs 33.05 crore. The Defence Department carried out
a cleanliness drive in 5922 mission
THIS IS HOW THE CAMPAIGN WENT...
Thousands of officials and citizens took part in sites, and the Ministry of Home Affairs
Special Drive 2.0, launching a movement to clean up in 11559 mission sites.
government offices.
The Department of Posts conducted a cleanliness
drive in 24000 post offices, the Ministry of Railways
in 9374 railway stations, the Department of Defence
in 5922 mission sites, and the Ministry of Home
Affairs in 11559 mission sites. Special Drive 2.0 was
carried out by 16 ministries or departments across
over 1000 campaign sites, as well as 31 ministries or
departments across over 100 campaign sites. The
Special Drive 2.0 progress was monitored daily via
a dedicated portal, www.pgportal.gov.in/scdpm22.
Across all ministries and departments, 215 nodal
officers and sub-nodal officers were appointed.
Every week, the Secretaries of the Government of
India reviewed Special Drive 2.0. The progress of
Special Campaign 2.0 has been widely reported
on social media, with ministries and departments Bureau issued 127 statements on behalf of the
tweeting over 67,000 times. The Press Information ministries and departments.

40 New India Samachar November 16-30, 2022