Ministry of Science & Technology
Special Campaign 5.0 is in full swing in Department of Science and Technology for Swachhata and Reducing Pendency
Massive participation across the Autonomous Institutes and Subordinate offices under DST; Mid campaign achievements of Special Campaign 5.0 includes covering of 433 cleanliness sites and freeing up of 1,15,582 sq. ft. office space.
Large scale awareness generation and Campaign advocacy through Social Media with several Tweets and posts on platforms like Facebook and Instagram leading to #Specialcampaign5.0 gaining a lot of attraction on Social Media
Posted On:
23 OCT 2025 4:17PM by PIB Delhi
The Special Campaign 5.0 launched by the Government, with Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances as the nodal department, has gained significant momentum. The preparatory phase (16th-30th September, 2025) for the Special Campaign 5.0 ended on 30th September, 2025 and Implementation Phase started from 2nd October, 2025.
Department of Science and Technology (DST) is actively participating in the Special Campaign 5.0 which is evident from the massive participation of all the Autonomous Institutes and Subordinate offices under DST across the Country.
During the mid campaign period 433 cleanliness sites have already been conducted by various Autonomous Institutes and Subordinate offices of DST which has exceeded the identified target of 318 campaign sites during preparatory phase. In addition, 12,160 physical files and 1,132 e-files have been reviewed resulting in weeding of 5,133 physical files and closure of 740 e-files till 17th October 2025 which has also exceeded the identified targets. These efforts have resulted in the freeing up of 1,15,582 sq. ft. of office space, reflecting the Department’s strong commitment to cleanliness and workplace efficiency. There has been significant progress in clearing the Public Grievances (PG) and its appeals. 63 PGs have already been cleared out of the target of 90 PGs and 4 out of 7 appeals have been disposed. 3 VIP references out of the targeted 8 have also been replied.
The highlights of mid campaign achievements of Special Campaign 5.0 from 2nd- 17th October, 2025 are as under:
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S. No.
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Parameter
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Target in SC 5.0
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Achievement up to 17th Oct 2025
|
-
|
Cleanliness Campaigns
|
318
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433
|
-
|
Reference from MPs
|
8
|
3
|
-
|
Parliamentary Assurances
|
2
|
0
|
-
|
IMC References
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
State-Government References
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
Public Grievances
|
90
|
63
|
-
|
Public Grievance Appeals
|
7
|
4
|
-
|
PMO References
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
Easing of Rules/Processes
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
Physical Files due for Review
|
6,628
|
12,160
|
-
|
e-Files put up for Review
|
1,046
|
1,132
|
-
|
Space freed (sq ft)
|
1,15,582
|
-
|
Revenue earned
(Rs.)
|
1,75,204
|
During the implementation phase, DST is committed to achieve the targets identified in the preparatory phase. Regular tweets and other social media posts are also being posted by the offices of DST with #SpecialCampaign5.0 gaining significant attraction on the social media.
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