Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh reviews progress achieved in Week 2 of Special Campaign 2.0; expresses satisfaction, calls for more aggressive approach
New Delhi, Oct 18:Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Dr. Jitendra Singh, reviewed the progress of week 2 of Special Campaign 2.0 being implemented in all Government offices of India and said that significant progress was achieved in the period October 2-16, 2022.
Dr. Jitendra Singh said tremendous enthusiasm was being witnessed in Ministries/ Department for institutionalizing Swachhata and Minimizing pendency. He urged officials to draw inspiration from Hon’ble Prime Minister words in his tweet that “such efforts are not only innovative and commendable but most importantly remind us of our basic civic duty of keeping our surroundings and public places clean.”
The Special Campaign 2.0 is being undertaken from October 2-31, 2022 has completed two weeks of implementation. In the period October 2-16, 2022, the Special Campaign 2.0 has been implemented in remote outstation offices, foreign missions and posts, attached and subordinate offices and citizen centric swachhata initiatives.
The Special Campaign 2.0 in its 2 weeks, was holistic in size and scale, witnessed widespread participation from thousands of officials and citizens who came together create a movement for Swachhata in Government Offices. Cabinet Ministers, Ministers of State and Secretaries to Government of India participated in the Special Campaign 2.0 providing leadership and guidance in implementation. In 2 weeks, the Department of Posts has conducted the cleanliness campaign in 11037 Post Offices, the Ministry of Railways has conducted in 3923 Railway Stations, Department of Pharmaceuticals in 5123 campaign sites, Department of Defence in 3923 campaign sites and Ministry of Home Affairs in 2364 campaign sites.
The progress of Special Campaign 2.0 is monitored on a dedicated portal www.pgportal.gov.in/scdpm22 on a daily basis. Nodal Officers have been appointed in all Ministries/ Departments who monitor work undertaken by field offices. The Special Campaign 2.0 is reviewed on a weekly basis by Secretaries to Government of India. The progress of the Special Campaign 2.0 has been widely reported in social media with over 1100 social media tweets by Ministries/ Departments. 255 Tweets were issued from DARPG twitter handle as also 200 Infographics.
Dr. Jitendra Singh called on all officials and institutions to strive tirelessly to fulfilling the Government’s stated objective of institutionalizing swachhata and minimizing pendency in the remaining period of the Special Campaign 2.0. The Special Campaign 2.0 will conclude on Rashtriya Ekta Diwas on October 31, 2022.