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Centre Nets Rs 800 Crore From Scrap in October Cleanliness Drive, Sets Record Office Clear-Out

The DAR&PG-led push across 84 ministries reports five-year scrap proceeds nearing Rs 4,100 crore.

Overview

  • The Special Swachhata campaign ran from October 2 to 31, 2025, generating roughly Rs 788–800 crore through the sale of obsolete assets and scrap.
  • Officials report 232 lakh square feet of office space cleared and about 29 lakh physical files weeded out, the highest tallies for any edition.
  • The exercise covered about 11.58 lakh government sites, including overseas missions, under coordination by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances.
  • Across five annual campaigns since 2021, the government reports nearly Rs 4,100 crore in scrap proceeds, with a cumulative 928.84 lakh square feet freed and about 166.95 lakh files processed.
  • October’s revenue exceed the Rs 615 crore budget of the Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission, a comparison used to highlight the scale of the drive.