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The Environment Ministry and its organisations completed Special Campaign 6 on 31 October 2026, clearing 3,099 of 3,271 e-waste items, earning Rs 64,18,158 and freeing 32,854 square feet of office space.
Why in news
- 31 October 2026: the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change reported that Special Campaign 6 was completed across all 132 identified locations.
- The campaign focused on effective collection, segregation and disposal of e-waste, following guidelines issued by DARPG on 13 August 2026.
- Disposal of e-waste, scrap and waste items brought Rs 64,18,158 in revenue and freed 32,854 square feet of space.
Special Campaign 6 is the sixth round of the government-wide exercise on cleanliness and pending matters. The Secretary directed that e-waste go only to registered recyclers, refurbishers and producers. Related items are listed under Prelims current affairs.
Fact table
| What | Detail |
|---|---|
| Campaign | Special Campaign 6 (cleanliness and pending matters) |
| Ministry | Environment, Forest and Climate Change |
| Guidelines issued by | DARPG (Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances) |
| Locations covered | 132 identified locations |
| Revenue from disposal | Rs 64,18,158 |
| Space freed | 32,854 square feet |
| Measure | Target | Achieved | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleanliness sites | 132 | 132 | 100% |
| Public grievances | 450 | 449 | 99.78% |
| Physical files for review | 12,234 | 12,234 | 100% |
| E-files for review | 14,164 | 14,164 | 100% |
| Total e-waste items | 3,271 | 3,099 | 94.74% |
| IT and telecom equipment | 1,425 | 1,316 | 92.35% |
In numbers, 3,099 of 3,271 e-waste items were cleared, which is 94.74 percent, and 1,316 of 1,425 IT and telecom items were cleared. The Ministry also reviewed 12,234 physical files and 14,164 e-files, and resolved 449 of 450 public grievances.
Static link
- Special Campaign: a recurring government exercise started in 2021 on DARPG direction, now a continuing institutional process for clean offices and fewer pending matters.
- E-waste: electrical and electronic equipment discarded as waste; the Secretary directed disposal only through recyclers, refurbishers and producers registered with the Central Pollution Control Board.
- Link to GS-II governance reforms and GS-III environment and waste management.
Uttar Pradesh angle
The campaign covers central government offices across the country. The link for UPPSC is the GS-V and GS-VI theme of governance and environment: state offices face the same task of clearing records, resolving public grievances and sending e-waste only to registered recyclers. Aspirants should treat the campaign as a central model for administrative cleanliness; its figures belong to the Ministry and its offices.
More state-focused items are available under UP current affairs.
Likely confusions
- Special Campaign 6 is not a new scheme: it is the sixth round of a campaign begun in 2021.
- DARPG sets the guidelines; the Environment Ministry only carried them out in its own offices.
- The 94.74 percent figure is for e-waste disposal, not for all measures; cleanliness sites reached 100 percent.
Key Terms
- Special Campaign
- A government-wide exercise for office cleanliness and disposal of pending matters, started in 2021.
- DARPG
- Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, which issues the campaign guidelines.
- E-waste
- Discarded electrical and electronic equipment such as computers and phones.
- CPCB
- Central Pollution Control Board, with which e-waste recyclers must be registered.
- Scrap disposal
- Sale or removal of unusable office items to free space and earn revenue.
UPPSC syllabus: GS-II, GS-III
FAQs
How much revenue came from disposal?
Rs 64,18,158 from e-waste, scrap and waste items.
Sources: Press Information Bureau: Environment Ministry completes Special Campaign 6
Last verified: 2026-11-02
