Special Campaign 6.0 to Run from 2 to 31 October 2026

The Ministry of Tourism has begun preparing for Special Campaign 6.0, the government-wide drive on cleanliness and the clearing of pending work. The implementation phase runs from 2 to 31 October 2026, and the Ministry set out its readiness on 29 September 2026.

What is new this year

The sixth edition carries a fresh emphasis on the collection, segregation and safe disposal of electronic waste. The government has also asked for particular attention to field and outstation offices that deal with the public directly, in addition to Ministries and Departments, their attached and subordinate offices, autonomous bodies and public sector undertakings.

Two phases

The campaign is run in two stages. The preparatory phase ran from 15 to 30 September 2026, and the implementation phase follows from 2 to 31 October 2026. In line with that framework the Ministry of Tourism held a preparatory meeting on 16 September 2026 with its programme divisions, institutes and domestic offices to fix targets.

Preparatory work includes mobilising offices, officers and ground staff; listing pending references; marking out sites for cleanliness drives; assessing material that is no longer needed; planning better use of space; disposing of scrap; managing records; and settling how electronic waste will be gathered and separated.

What the last edition achieved

The Ministry reported substantial results from Special Campaign 5.0.

Building on those numbers, the Ministry says it means to carry the sixth edition through and to further tighten cleanliness, record keeping and the disposal of pending matters in its offices. Such campaigns have become an annual fixture of administrative practice in India, combining the visible work of cleaning premises with the quieter task of closing old files and freeing space that offices can put to better use.