Under the guidance of the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), the Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice implemented the Special Campaign 6 for clearing pendency and focusing on Swachhata of the Office premises.
The campaign spanned over two phases, with Phase-I (Preparatory Phase from 15/09/2026 to 30/09/2026) being the identification phase, wherein various pending matters, like reference from Members of Parliament, Parliamentary Assurances, References from the State Governments, Inter Ministerial references, Public Grievances and also, sites requiring sprucing, cleaning and beautification were identified.
Phase-II (Implementation Phase from 02/10/2026 to 31/10/2026) was devoted to the clearance of the identified pendency, cleaning/sprucing up and beautification of identified sites/areas.
The Department of Justice actively participated in the Preparatory Phase of the Special Campaign 6 and identified 211 Public Grievances, 309 Public Grievances Appeals, 05 References from MPs, 02 Parliamentary Assurances, 01 PMO References, 04 Reference from the State Government, and 01 Inter Ministerial References (Cabinet Note) for disposal and 20 physical files for review and weeding out. Apart from this, 4 sites requiring sprucing, cleaning and beautification were also earmarked within the office premises of the Department at Jaisalmer House, New Delhi. 49 items of e-Waste/scrap were also identified for disposal. The pendency status was also uploaded on the SCDPM portal regularly.
In the Implementation Phase of the Special Campaign 6, all out efforts were made by the Department to clear the pendency identified in the first phase of Campaign. A Special drive was also launched to clean the premises, corridors, lawn, etc. The Department of Justice has successfully cleared all the identified pending matters within the stipulated time. Further, a sum of Rs.2,41,000/- (Rupees two lakh forty-one thousand only) was realized from auction of 49 identified e-Waste/scrap items through GeM portal and 300 sq. feet (approx.) of space freed up in the Department.
The various activities undertaken by the Department of Justice as part of the Special Campaign 6 were presented through social media, etc. Tweets, PIB releases, including before and after photographs of various events during the campaign period were also issued/uploaded from time to time. The Special Campaign 6 was organized in a befitting manner by cleaning the premises of Jaisalmer House which was led by Secretary, (Department of Justice) and Officers/staff of the Department actively participated in the campaign to successfully mark the end.