Centre’s Swachhata Campaign Generates ₹800 Crore, Surpassing Moon Mission Cost

The PM Modi government’s latest nationwide cleanliness campaign achieved remarkable results, generating ₹800 crore from the sale of scrap materials.

The figure not only reflects the scale of administrative efficiency but also surpasses the cost of India’s Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission, which successfully landed on the moon with a budget of ₹615 crore.

According to official data, this year’s figures have raised the government’s total earnings from scrap sales — since the initiative began in 2021 — to nearly ₹4,100 crore.

Held between 2 and 31 October 2025, the drive was the largest ever conducted under the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DAR&PG).

The campaign freed a record 232 lakh sq ft of office space and cleared 29 lakh physical files, marking the highest level of efficiency achieved so far.

The exercise covered 11.58 lakh office sites across the country, representing extensive participation by central ministries, departments, and even Indian missions abroad.

Under the DAR&PG’s leadership, the campaign brought together 84 ministries and departments through effective inter-ministerial coordination.

Union Ministers Mansukh Mandaviya, K Ram Mohan Naidu, and Dr Jitendra Singh oversaw the massive exercise, ensuring systematic progress through frequent reviews and inspections.

The initiative reflects the Modi government’s emphasis on governance reform through cleanliness, digitisation, and optimal space utilisation — aiming to make public offices more efficient and citizen-friendly.

Five Years of Progress

Since 2021, the Centre has conducted five successful special campaigns, institutionalising the principle of Swachhata (cleanliness) while addressing administrative backlog.

Over these five campaigns, the government has covered 23.62 lakh offices, freed 928.84 lakh sq ft of office space, disposed of 166.95 lakh old files, and generated ₹4,097.24 crore through scrap sales.

Throughout this year’s drive, cabinet ministers and ministers of state personally reviewed progress, interacted with staff, and held ministerial meetings focused on reducing pendency and improving grievance redressal.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has consistently urged ministries to participate actively in the Special Campaign for Swachhata, describing it as a cornerstone of effective governance and a reflection of India’s administrative discipline.

With each annual campaign building on the last, the initiative has evolved from a cleanliness effort into a nationwide administrative reform movement.

The continued success of such drives not only strengthens institutional accountability but also supports the Prime Minister’s vision of a clean, efficient, and digitally empowered India.

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