The implementation phase of Special Campaign 6 in Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) was launched by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science &Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr. Jitender Singh, at CSIR Headquarters/DSIR, New Delhi on 2nd October, 2026 alongwith DG, CSIR cum Secretary, DSIR and the senior officers/scientists/staff across DSIR, CSIR, CEL & NRDC.
Under the active guidance of Dr (Mrs). N. Kalaiselvi, DG, CSIR cum Secretary, DSIR and with a close monitoring of the campaign by Shri Surinder Pal Singh, Joint Secretary and nodal officer of the Special campaign 6 in DSIR, the Department and its subordinate organisations; CSIR an autonomous body of DSIR, the two PSUs i.e Central Electronics Limited (CEL) and NRDC, actively implemented the campaign in their Headquarters and in the field offices.
During Special Campaign 6, the target of disposal of pendency of public grievances, References from MPs and record management has been achieved 100 per cent. Regarding reviewing of files for weeding out, against the targets of 9805 physical files, DSIR alongwith CSIR, CEL and NRDC have reviewed 13,956 physical files. The achievement in this parameter is recorded more than 140%. Regarding reviewing of e-files, out of the targets of 2493 e-files, 3274 e-files have been reviewed during the campaign. Impressive results are shown in disposal of scraps and clearing of office space with generation of revenue to the tune of Rs. 76,36,047 and 21,117 square feet space has also been freed. Hundred per cent targets of 150 cleanliness sites have been achieved by DSIR, CEL, NRDC, CSIR and its laboratories across the country. Further, the Department has focused on the wide publicity of the campaigns through social media and issued 42 tweets and PIBs have been issued from time to time to report progress/achievements during the campaign.
DSIR introduced a few noticeable Best Practices during Special Campaign 6 as well. The best practices of DSIR during the campaign are (a) Sanitation technologies designed to revolutionize urban hygiene, by CSIR-CMERI, Durgapur (b) Bio Bitumen from Lignocellulosic Biomass – From Farm Residue to Roads” by CSIR-Central Road Research Institute and CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum and (c) Coral-reef monitoring Robot (C-Bot) by CSIR-NIO, Goa.
Sanitation technologies designed to revolutionize urban hygiene, by CSIR-CMERI, Durgapur
Bio Bitumen from Lignocellulosic Biomass – From Farm Residue to Roads” by CSIR-CRRI and CSIR-IIP
Coral-reef monitoring Robot (C-Bot) by CSIR-NIO
The successful implementation of the Special campaign 6 by DSIR, has set a high standard of efficiency and sustainability in the offices of DSIR. Not only achievement of 100% of the targets but exceeding the fixed targets across several parameters at the end of the Campaign, reflect Department’s sustained commitment to efficient, accountable and citizen-centric governance.