Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare undertakes extensive preparations for Special Campaign 5.0
Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare undertakes extensive preparations for Special Campaign 5.0
DA&FW identifies 753 cleanliness sites, 1.7 lakh pending grievances during preparatory phase of Special Campaign 5.0
Activities of Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) during the Preparatory Phase of Special Campaign 5.0
Special Campaign 5.0 has been launched by Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances (DARPG) and is being implemented in two (2) phases namely Preparatory Phase from 16th – 30th September 2025 and Main Phase from 2nd – 31st October, 2025.
During the Preparatory Phase, all Nodal Officers of this Department (28 Divisions) and all Subordinate / Attached Offices, PSU, Autonomous Bodies and Authorities (about 200 offices) under the administrative control of DA&FW had been requested to identify cleanliness sites, e-waste, scraps & redundant items, prepare list of pending references like, from PMO, VIPs, Parliament Assurances etc. and public grievances.
During the Preparatory Phase, the Department led by Secretary DA&FW (Shri Devesh Chaturvedi, IAS) participated in a massive campaign for cleaning the DA&FW office premises. Officers were encouraged to identify the sites for cleanliness, identify e-waste, old files pending references etc. Secretary, DA&FW had participated in a DD News programm alongwith Secretary, DARPG on 20.09.2025 wherein he had spoken on the initiatives of DA&FW and benefits of the Special Campaigns and Swachhata abhiyan.
All Nodal Officers of all Division in DA& FW have been requested to identify the e-waste in their offices and at homes and collect at one place in the office at Krishi Bhawan for disposal.
This Department is holding a Workshop on 9th October, 2025 in collaboration with DARPG for sensitising Officers of this Department and its attached and Subordinate offices etc about Public Grievances and showcasing the various items prepared from the e-waste generated in various government offices under this Department.
During the Preparatory Phase from 16th to 30th Sept., 2025, the following targets have been received in respect of the various Divisions of DA&FW and its Subordinate / Attached Offices, PSU, Autonomous Bodies and Authorities for the Special Campaign 5.0:
| S. No. | Parameters | Targets |
| 1 | No. of cleanliness campaign sites | 753 |
| 2 | Number of pending references from MPs | 29 |
| 3 | Number of pending references from State Governments | 03 |
| 4 | Pending Parliamentary Assurances | 14 |
| 5 | Pending PMO References | 04 |
| 6 | Number of Rules/Processes identifying for simplification | 01 |
| 7 | Pending Public Grievances | 171442 |
| 8 | Pending PG Appeals | 691 |
| 9 | Number of files to be reviewed | 15368 |
| 10 | Number of e-files to be reviewed |
609 |
