Special Swachhata campaigns earned ₹4,085 crore from scrap disposal since 2021, says Jitendra Singh
Minister of State Dr Jitendra Singh said on 9 November 2025 that five annual month-long Special Swachhata campaigns in central government offices since 2021 had earned ₹4,085.24 crore from the disposal of scrap, including electronic scrap.
Summary
The Special Swachhata campaigns also freed 231.75 lakh sq ft of office space that had been blocked by waste, worn-out furniture and scrap, Dr Jitendra Singh said. He compared the revenue to the budget of a mega space mission or several Chandrayaan missions, and cited 'Waste to Wealth' work by the Science Ministry, such as hospital waste recycling with CSIR-NIIST technology at AIIMS New Delhi, cooking-oil recycling by CSIR-IIP Dehradun, and steel sludge in roads using CSIR-CRRI technology.
Key facts
- Revenue from scrap
- ₹4,085 crore 24 lakh
- Campaigns
- Five, one month each, since 2021
- Space freed
- 231.75 lakh sq ft
- Announced by
- Dr Jitendra Singh, MoS (Personnel)
- CSIR examples
- NIIST (hospital waste), IIP (cooking oil), CRRI (steel sludge roads)
Practice MCQs 2 questions
How much revenue did the Special Swachhata campaigns in central government offices earn from scrap disposal since 2021, as per Dr Jitendra Singh in November 2025?
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Correct answer: A — About ₹4,085 crore
Dr Jitendra Singh said ₹4,085 crore 24 lakh had been earned through five annual campaigns since 2021.
How much office space was freed through the Special Swachhata campaigns since 2021?
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Correct answer: B — 231.75 lakh sq ft
231.75 lakh sq ft of space that had been blocked with waste, worn-out furniture and scrap was freed for productive use.