National Campaign Polity & Governance

Special Campaign 6 enters implementation phase with 12,45,073 cleanliness sites targeted

The Government's Special Campaign 6, with the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances as nodal department, is in its implementation phase from 2 to 31 October 2026.
The preparatory phase ran from 16 to 30 September 2026.
Targets uploaded to the portal as on 5 October 2026 include 12,45,073 cleanliness campaign sites, 6,18,516 public grievances and 19,52,472 physical files due for review.
The data was reported by 80 Ministries and Departments.
A new component asks identified Ministries to dedicate one day to a focused activity such as cleanliness, grievance redressal, office-space management or a plantation drive.
The campaign has drawn over 3,023 tweets and infographics and 103 PIB statements.

Implementation phase: 2 to 31 October 2026 Cleanliness sites: 12,45,073 Files due for review: 19,52,472 Reporting bodies: 80 Ministries/Departments
Why it matters for exams: Administrative reform drives and the departments that run them are staple governance questions in UPSC and SSC papers.
Kerala PSCUPSCSSC
6 October 2026 Source: Press Information Bureau

In plain words

DARPG Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances — The nodal department for Special Campaign 6.

Pendency Pending work — Files, references and grievances awaiting disposal.