The Defence Accounts Department organized a two-week-long cleanliness drive as part of the 'Swachhata Hi Seva 2026' campaign, planting over 25,000 trees across India under the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' initiative.
The Defence Accounts Department launched a nationwide Shramdaan under the 'Swachhata Hi Seva 2026' campaign. This two-week-long Swachhata Pakhwada saw field offices participating in various cleanliness activities culminating in a drive at MCD Primary School, Bagdola, Dwarka, New Delhi. The event was led by Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA) Smt Alka Nangia Arora, in collaboration with the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. Officers and staff from the CGDA office and MCD officials participated in the drive, which also included sapling plantation.
As part of Special Swachhata Campaign 6.0, the CGDA Headquarters undertook a tree plantation drive on October 12, 2026. In addition to this, exercises were initiated for identifying physical files for weeding out, e-files for closure, scrap and e-waste for disposal.
The cleanliness drive concluded the Defence Accounts Department’s participation in the 'Swachhata Hi Seva 2026' campaign, which aims to encourage citizens to contribute to the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. The initiatives reaffirm the Defence Accounts Department’s commitment to cleanliness, environmental conservation, responsible waste management and the principles of ‘Reduce, Reuse and Recycle’ through collective participation and Jan Bhagidari.
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