Swachhata Hi Seva 2026 is jointly organised by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and which other body?
- A.Department of Rural Development
- B.Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti
- C.Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
- D.Department of Health and Family Welfare
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Explanation
The correct answer is the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation under the Ministry of Jal Shakti. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting release states plainly that the campaign is being organised jointly by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and that department, which together cover urban and rural sanitation. Option A is wrong because rural development is a separate department and was not named as an organiser. Option C is wrong because the environment ministry has no stated role in running this campaign. Option D is wrong because health and family welfare is not among the organisers, even though health camps are held for Safai Mitras during the campaign. The urban plus rural pairing is the logic to remember, since a national cleanliness campaign must reach both kinds of settlement.
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Practice Questions
What is the theme of the Swachhata Hi Seva 2026 campaign?
- A.Swachhata Mein Sahbhag, Swachh Bharat, Viksit Bharat
- B.Sampoorna Swachhata
- C.Swabhav Swachhata, Sanskaar Swachhata
- D.Swachh Bharat, Swasth Bharat
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Both the Department of Food and Public Distribution and the Ministry of Textiles named this as the theme of the current campaign, and described it as an appeal to treat cleanliness as a collective effort and a festival of community involvement.
Read the full explanation →Over which period is the Swachhata Hi Seva 2026 campaign being observed?
- A.1 September to 30 September
- B.15 August to 15 September
- C.17 September to 2 October
- D.2 October to 31 October
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The Ministry of Textiles stated that the campaign is being celebrated across all its organisations over this period, and the activities reported by other departments, such as the Swachhata pledge taken on the opening day, fit the same window.
Read the full explanation →How much office space was reclaimed by the Department of Health and Family Welfare under Special Campaign 6?
- A.1,25,114 square feet
- B.3,27,500 square feet
- C.5,82,449 square feet
- D.7,41,000 square feet
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The space was freed mainly through the records management exercise, in which 1,20,115 of the 1,25,114 physical files reviewed were weeded out and 32,542 of the 37,481 e-files reviewed were closed.
Read the full explanation →How many public grievances were disposed of by the Department of Health and Family Welfare under Special Campaign 6?
- A.6,026
- B.9,480
- C.12,840
- D.18,240
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The Department disposed of that many public grievances during the campaign, and alongside them it cleared 6,026 related appeals. It also addressed 119 references received from Members of Parliament and simplified 19 rules and processes.
Read the full explanation →Special Campaign 6, under which the Union Health Ministry met all its targets, was conducted during which period?
- A.2 to 31 August 2026
- B.2 to 31 October 2026
- C.1 to 30 September 2026
- D.1 to 31 December 2026
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The Department of Health and Family Welfare reached 100 per cent of the targets set for it under Special Campaign 6, which ran over that month with a focus on making cleanliness an institutional habit, reducing pendency and improving administrative efficiency across government offices.
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