India’s ICAR reports nearly 4,000 cleanliness drives under national campaign
The agricultural research network said it cleared about 130,000 square feet and generated around ₹1 million from scrap disposal.
Event / data period: 2026-10
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The Indian Council of Agricultural Research and its 114 institutes, regional centres and farm science centres are participating in Swachhata Special Campaign 6 from 2 to 31 October. A government release on 21 October reported nearly 4,000 cleanliness activities and about 130,000 square feet of space cleared.
The release also reported around ₹1 million in revenue from disposing of electronic and other scrap. Activities included cleaning institutional and village spaces, waste management, planting and reviewing pending files; these are results reported for the campaign to that date.
Data
India’s ICAR reports nearly 4,000 cleanliness drives under national campaign
- Cleanliness activities reported to date
- ≈4,000 activities
- 2026-10 · Observed
- Space cleared
- ≈130,000 square feet
- 2026-10 · Observed
- Revenue from scrap disposal
- ≈1,000,000 INR
- 2026-10 · Observed
Methodology
Approximate cumulative figures in the government’s 21 October campaign update; the release presents them as progress during 2–31 October, not final end-of-campaign results.
Updated:
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