Legal Affairs Department Weeds Out 15,679 Files in Campaign 6

The Department of Legal Affairs in the Ministry of Law and Justice announced the results of its work under Special Campaign 6, the government's drive for the disposal of pending matters. The figures were released on 9 November 2026 and cover cleanliness, record management, space and grievance redressal.

Files and records

Against a target of 13,523 physical files, the Department examined 27,289 and removed 15,679 of them from its racks. On the digital side it went through 20,572 electronic files against a target of 15,188 and closed 17,798 of them. Both numbers are well past the targets set for the Department.

Money, equipment and space

• Sale of obsolete material, including electronic waste and scrap, brought in Rs 4,71,881 for the Department.
• Of a target of 1,418 outdated items of computing and electrical equipment, 1,484 were identified and discarded, earning about Rs 4.15 lakh.
• Clearing out old records, scrap and unusable furniture freed 4,889 square feet of office space for official use.
• A total of 30 cleanliness drives were held across the offices and premises of the Department.

References and grievances

During the campaign the Department disposed of 58 references from Members of Parliament and 19 references of the inter-ministerial committee, meeting its target in full. Of 14 parliamentary assurances, implementation reports for 7 were uploaded on the portal of the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and 2 are being transferred to other ministries. In public grievances, 534 cases were settled against a target of 512.

Figures at a glance

Before the campaign began, senior officers of the Department visited its field offices to explain the aims of Swachhata Hi Sewa and of the campaign itself. A shramdan activity was also held at the Safdarjung Tomb in New Delhi.