DST Marks Swachhata Hi Sewa 2026, Felicitates 110 Safai Mitras

The correct answer is 110. At the Safai Mitra Suraksha Evam Samman Shivir held on 29 September 2026, the Secretary of the department felicitated 110 Safai Mitras in recognition of their contribution to cleanliness and hygiene at the department, an exercise meant to underline the dignity of sanitation work. Options A, B and D are round numbers that look plausible, and round figures are a standard trap in questions of this kind, so the exact count is worth fixing in memory. The same day also saw a health check-up camp on the campus for employees, outsourced personnel and sanitary workers, as well as a rangoli competition under the Kabaad Se Kala theme with drawing and poster events. Candidates should link the number of Safai Mitras honoured to the name of the shivir and to the date, since any one of the three may be asked.

The correct answer is 17 September 2026. The campaign started on that date across the department, its autonomous institutions and the offices of the Survey of India located throughout the country, and officials took the Swachhata Pledge the very next day, administered by the Secretary. Option C, 1 October 2026, is the date of the shramdaan held at Vigyan Sadan under the nationwide call Ek Din, Ek Ghanta, Ek Saath, and option D, 2 October 2026, is Gandhi Jayanti, when the Secretary led a cleanliness drive in the areas around Technology Bhawan. Both are real dates within the campaign but neither is its start, which makes them the strongest distractors here. Option A has no connection with the campaign calendar. The safest approach is to learn the sequence of dates in order rather than any single one of them.

The correct answer is the Securities and Exchange Board of India. Under the Safai Mitra Suraksha initiative, the department arranged a financial awareness session through the securities regulator on 23 September 2026, and it was open to housekeeping staff as well as to the scientists, officers and officials of the department, the aim being to improve financial awareness and the general well-being of the workforce. Option C, the Bureau of Indian Standards, does appear in the campaign but in a different role: the special lecture on Standardization and Research in Ayurveda was delivered by Dr. Raghavendra Naik, a scientist in the Department of Ayush at that bureau. Options A and D are other financial sector regulators and are offered because they sound equally plausible for a session on financial awareness, but neither conducted this one.

The correct answer is Prof. Umesh V. Waghmare, the Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology, who took part in the plantation drive organised on 24 September 2026 along with other officials. The Secretary also administered the Swachhata Pledge, led the Gandhi Jayanti shramdaan around Technology Bhawan and felicitated the Safai Mitras at the samman shivir, so the office appears repeatedly through the campaign. Option A, Mrs. A. Dhanalakshmi, is the Joint Secretary who served as the nodal officer coordinating the campaign across the department’s autonomous institutions and the offices of the Survey of India. Option C, Dr. Raghavendra Naik, is the scientist from the Department of Ayush at the Bureau of Indian Standards who delivered the lecture on Ayurveda. Option D names a different figure in science administration who had no role here.