Special Campaign 6.0, a nationwide drive for cleanliness and reduction of pending work in government offices, will run its implementation phase from October 2 to October 31, 2026, following a preparation phase that began September 15.

That this is the sixth edition of a similar campaign is itself informative. A recurring, numbered campaign suggests the underlying problems, accumulated paperwork, unused office space, uncleared e-waste, are not one-time issues but ones that build up again between drives.

Structuring the campaign into distinct preparation, implementation and evaluation phases is a more disciplined approach than a single cleanliness week, since it forces offices to first identify specific, measurable targets before acting on them.

The participation of specific bodies like CBIC across all its zones, alongside ministries such as Power and Textiles, also suggests the campaign is meant to be genuinely operational rather than symbolic, since it requires coordination across a large, dispersed set of offices.

Whether campaigns like this produce lasting change, rather than a temporary clean-up before slipping back into old patterns, usually depends on whether the evaluation phase actually reports concrete numbers rather than general statements of participation.

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, along with all its zones and field formations, is also taking part.

The Ministry of Power’s version of the campaign aims to institutionalise Swachhata and minimise pendency within the department.

The Ministry of Textiles’ campaign is focused on clean offices, clearing pending files and reducing e-waste.

Special Campaign 6.0 is the sixth edition of this kind of nationwide government cleanliness and pendency-reduction drive.

Earlier editions of the Special Campaign have focused on similar goals of office space optimisation and file disposal.

Government offices participating in the campaign are expected to report on space freed up, files disposed of, and e-waste cleared.

The campaign is coordinated at the central level with individual ministries setting their own specific targets.

Swachh Bharat Mission event (representative image), Wikimedia Commons, GODL-India