Special Swachhata Campaign 6.0 reports Rs 491.28 crore from scrap disposal in seventeen days

19 October 2026

The Special Swachhata Campaign 6.0, which runs from 2 to 31 October 2026, has earned Rs 491.28 crore from scrap disposal in seventeen days. The figure is 1.61 times the Rs 304.72 crore reported in the same period of Campaign 5.0 in 2025. The number of cleanliness campaign sites rose to 8,34,509 from 2,75,432, a 3.03-fold increase. Space freed stood at 116 lakh sq ft against 113.12 lakh sq ft in the previous campaign. The Department of School Education and Literacy reported the most cleanliness campaign sites at 4,15,353, and the Ministry of Railways earned the most from scrap disposal at Rs 425.06 crore. The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances freed 1,200 sq ft on a single floor of its own office.