Special Swachhta Campaign 2.0: Centre removes 900 obsolete rules

The assessment of the Campaign 2.0 will be done from November 15 to November 30

The government has removed 900 obsolete rules and redressed over three lakh grievances during the second phase of the Special Swachhta Campaign, V Srinivas, secretary, Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) said on Thursday.

“The drive has not only led to redressal of 3,05,268 public grievances, and removal of 900 obsolete rules but also generated Rs 254.21 crore in revenues from disposal of paper and electronic scrap under the Special Swachhta Campaign 2.0,” Srinivas told Business Standard. 

During the first phase of the campaign in 2021, over Rs 62 crore were generated in revenue and 800 obsolete rules