Govt earns ₹600 crore from scrap disposal, aims for ₹1,000 crore till October under 'Swacchata' campaign

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₹600 crore by selling scrap. Moreover, the centre is aiming to earn ₹1,000 crore by October. The centre managed to generate revenue of ₹600 crore till August by selling waste in the form of weeded out files, discarded equipment and obsolete vehicles, reported News18.

Now, the centre is aiming to generate a whopping ₹1,000 crore revenue from scrap disposal till October, reported PTI. The revenue is expected to be generated after the completion of ‘Swacchata’ campaign next month. During the campaign, around 50 lakh files were weeded out, 172 lakh sq ft of office space freed up and 31.35 lakh public grievances cases redressed during the second phase of the cleanliness campaign, the officer said.

Other than revenue generation, the cleanliness drive is expected to free around 100 lakh square feet of office space during the month-long third phase of the campaign. The cleanliness drive organised by the Centre was launched for the first time in October 2021. It will focus on cleanliness, including the disposal of scrap and reducing pendency in government departments.

The special campaignis the third phase of the Swacchata drive. It willbe conducted ffrom October 2 to 31 in all government departments. "The success of the 'special campaign 2.0' was institutionalised with all ministries or departments conducting the Swachhata campaign for three hours per week throughout the year.

Over 100 nodal officers implemented the campaign," V Srinivas, Secretary of the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) told PTI. The cleanliness drive has been conducted in two phases. Till now, it has been held at 1.37 lakh sites, and generated ₹520 crore from scrap items.