The Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals is gearing up for a cleanliness drive from October 2nd to 31st, focusing on e-waste management, space optimisation and improving workplace efficiency.
The Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC), under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, has announced Special Campaign 6.0, scheduled from October 2nd to 31st, 2026. This campaign aims to focus on cleanliness, disposal of e-waste, space management, and improving workplace efficiency.
During the preparatory phase held from September 15th to 30th, several cleanliness activities were undertaken. The campaign, in its sixth year, will give special emphasis to the identification and disposal of e-waste in accordance with the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022, and other applicable guidelines.
Last year's Special Campaign 5.0 saw significant achievements, with scrap disposal resulting in a revenue of over ₹9.18 lakh. An area of 7,156 square feet was freed through space audit, enabling more effective utilisation of available office space. The Department also received six public grievances during the campaign, all of which were disposed of.
Public Sector Undertakings and autonomous institutions, including Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology (CIPET), Institute of Pesticide Formulation Technology (IPFT), Hindustan Organic Chemicals Limited (HOCL) and HIL, actively participated in the campaign. In total, 93 cleanliness activities were undertaken by the Department.
For Special Campaign 6.0, the Department has focused on areas such as sustained cleanliness and Swachhata activities, space management, office beautification, e-waste disposal, scrap disposal, public grievance disposal, rule review, and record management.
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