MoSPI and its attached and subordinate offices carried out 92 cleanliness drives across field formations and headquarters. These drives focused on clearing cluttered workspaces, removing unserviceable material and improving office sanitation practices.
Record management and office reorganisation freed up a cumulative 2,975 sq. ft. of usable office space. This rationalisation supports better utilisation of existing assets and creates scope for citizen-facing services and staff welfare areas.
Through the systematic disposal of scrap and unserviceable items, MoSPI generated revenue of ₹2,71,400. The ministry described the income as a byproduct of disciplined record appraisal and asset verification under the campaign.
Record Management: training and standards
On 15 October 2025, MoSPI organised a dedicated session on Record Management Practices aligned with DARPG guidelines. The session aimed to standardise retention schedules, digitisation priorities and disposal protocols across all offices.
Officials were briefed on secure disposal methods, indexing best practices and the legal framework for records retention. Ministry sources said the session will serve as a template for similar workshops in regional offices.
Field actions and local drives
Regional offices documented visible on-ground activity: cleanliness and de-cluttering initiatives at ISI Kolkata, NSO (FOD) RO Mohali, NSO (C&QCD) ZO Bengaluru, Ward’s Lake area in Shillong, and ZO Guwahati. Photographic records accompany the ministry update to track progress.
Why this matters
Special Campaign 5.0 is designed to institutionalise good governance practices — cleanliness, file management, asset rationalisation and timely disposal — across ministries and departments. For MoSPI, efficient records and optimised office space directly support better statistics generation and public service delivery.
Generating revenue from scrap and freeing office space are practical early indicators that administrative reforms are translating into measurable outcomes.
Next steps and institutionalisation
MoSPI has pledged to sustain momentum through regular senior-level reviews and continued implementation across the remaining days of the campaign. The ministry plans to replicate the record-management workshop model across zonal and regional offices to ensure uniform practices.
Officials said the focus will now shift to digitisation of legacy records, strengthening disposal chains, and monitoring progress against time-bound targets set under Special Campaign 5.0.
For the original MoSPI release and DARPG campaign details, refer to the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation and Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances publications.