The Department of Health and Family Welfare, under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, is halfway through Special Campaign 6, a government-wide initiative running from 2 October to 31 October 2026 aimed at promoting cleanliness and reducing administrative delays across all central government offices.
On 16 October 2026, the Department’s Joint Secretary and campaign lead, Shri Elangbam Robert Singh, reviewed the mid-point progress and found significant headway across multiple fronts including grievance resolution, file management and workplace cleanliness.
Key facts
- Campaign period: 2 October to 31 October 2026
- Cleanliness sites organised: 988 (including plantation drives)
- Public grievances disposed: 3,993
- Appeals disposed: 454
- Physical files reviewed: 40,123
- Physical files weeded out: 6,890
- E-files reviewed: 7,034
- E-files closed: 6,875
- E-waste items disposed: 800
What is Special Campaign 6?
Special Campaign 6 is a government-wide initiative designed to institutionalise cleanliness (swachhata) across all central government offices, ministries, departments and attached institutions. The campaign focuses on three main areas: promoting physical cleanliness of workspaces, disposing of pending administrative matters such as public grievances and appeals, and improving record management by weeding out unnecessary files and improving digital file systems.
Cleanliness and environmental initiatives
The Department’s offices, hospitals and institutes have organised 988 cleanliness sites across the country. These include dedicated cleanliness drives and plantation efforts aimed at beautifying office premises and promoting environmental sustainability. The Department also disposed of 800 electronic waste items during the campaign period, contributing to responsible e-waste management.
Grievance redressal and public service
A major focus of the campaign is clearing the backlog of citizen complaints and appeals. The Department disposed of 3,993 public grievances and 454 appeals during the first half of the campaign. This reflects an effort to reduce the time citizens wait for responses to their concerns and to improve overall service delivery to the public.
Record and file management
The Department reviewed over 40,000 physical files, identifying and weeding out 6,890 files that were no longer needed or were obsolete. This reduces clutter in government offices and improves the ability of staff to locate active files quickly. In the digital space, the Department reviewed 7,034 electronic files and closed 6,875 of them, streamlining its digital record system and reducing storage demands.
Participation across the health system
The campaign involves all entities under the Department, including Central Government Hospitals, autonomous health institutes, attached offices and subordinate organisations. The review meeting stressed the need for daily monitoring of pending matters and active participation from all these bodies to meet campaign targets by the end of October.
What this means for you
If you have filed a grievance or appeal with the Department of Health and Family Welfare or any of its hospitals and institutes, there is a higher priority on resolving your complaint during this campaign period. The cleanliness and efficiency initiatives may also lead to improved facilities and faster administrative processes at government health institutions. The disposal of unnecessary files and improved record management should result in speedier document retrieval and processing of applications by government health offices.
What happens next
The Department will continue its efforts until 31 October 2026, the official end date of Special Campaign 6. Daily monitoring of pending matters will continue across all offices to ensure targets are met before the campaign concludes.