New Delhi, Nov 4 Over Rs 965 crore has been earned through scrap disposal during the recently concluded special cleanliness campaign, the Centre said on Wednesday.
During the special campaign 6, 276.8 lakh sq feet of space was freed as against 233.75 lakh square feet in the last campaign, it said.
In a series of social media posts, the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) said the implementation phase of the campaign (October 2-31) has been successfully completed with remarkable collective efforts and active collaboration from various ministries and departments of the government of India, making it “the biggest special campaign so far”.
A revenue of Rs 265.23 crore has been earned through disposal of waste in the special campaign 6, the DARPG said in a post on X.
It is the “highest revenue earned from disposal of waste” during the past six campaigns, the post said, adding that “as the information comes, the figures continue to rise”.
During the last special campaign, Rs 833.92 crore was earned.
“Together, we are building cleaner workspaces, efficient governance and a greener future!” the DARPG said.
In the special campaign 6, 19,85,338 (19.85 lakh) “cleanliness campaign sites” were covered, which is the highest in six campaigns, as against 11,59,783 (11.59 lakh) such sites in the last year’s campaign, another post said.
(PTI News)
