Cleanliness and Pending-Work Disposal Drive Targets 5,654 Activities Across Tourism Offices, Hotel Management Institutes and Public-Sector Institutions; Scrap Disposal Generates ₹64.58 Lakh

Key Highlights

• The Ministry of Tourism has identified 5,654 targets under Special Campaign for Disposal of Pending Matters (SCDPM) 6.0.
• 3,563 activities have been completed so far.
• The campaign has freed 62,691 sq. ft. of office space.
• Scrap disposal has generated revenue of ₹64.58 lakh.
• A total of 212 sites have been identified for cleanliness activities, alongside reviews of more than 3,006 physical files and 2,366 e-office files.

The Ministry of Tourism is implementing Special Campaign for Disposal of Pending Matters (SCDPM) 6.0 to improve cleanliness, streamline office administration and accelerate the disposal of pending work across its offices and institutions.

According to the Ministry’s update issued on October 22, 2026, a total of 5,654 targets have been identified and uploaded to the campaign portal, of which 3,563 activities have been completed so far. The initiative has also resulted in the recovery of office space and revenue generation through the disposal of scrap.

The campaign covers the Ministry’s India Tourism Offices, Institutes of Hotel Management (IHMs), Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management (IITTM), India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) and various programme divisions.

Cleanliness, File Reviews and Office-Space Recovery

The campaign combines physical cleanliness activities with administrative reviews intended to improve workplace efficiency. Of the identified targets, 212 sites have been earmarked for cleanliness drives. The Ministry has also identified more than 3,006 physical files and 2,366 e-office files for review.

The activities completed so far have freed 62,691 square feet of office space, while scrap disposal has generated ₹64,58,145 in revenue.

The progress is monitored through the SCDPM portal maintained by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG). The Ministry and its participating institutions are also sharing campaign activities on social media to encourage awareness and wider participation.

Participation Across Tourism and Hospitality Institutions

The involvement of IHMs, IITTM, ITDC and India Tourism Offices extends the campaign across several parts of the tourism ecosystem, including hospitality education, tourism management and tourism-related public-sector operations.

For hotel management institutes, administrative cleanliness and effective records management are relevant to the upkeep of institutional facilities and office processes. Across participating offices, the campaign focuses on identifying unused materials, reviewing records and making better use of available space.

The reported results represent progress at the time of the Ministry’s update; the campaign’s overall outcomes will depend on further implementation and completion of the remaining targets.

Impact on Hospitality, Travel and Tourism

Hotel management education: The participation of Institutes of Hotel Management and IITTM highlights the relevance of cleanliness, organised records and efficient use of institutional space within hospitality and tourism education. These administrative practices can support better-managed learning and working environments.

Tourism administration: Reviews of pending files and e-office records may help participating offices organise documentation and improve administrative workflows. The release does not quantify any resulting reduction in processing times or pending cases.

Public-sector resource management: Recovering office space and generating revenue from scrap disposal demonstrate measurable outcomes from the campaign. Similar principles of inventory control, housekeeping and responsible disposal are relevant to hotel operations, although the figures reported apply to the Ministry’s campaign and not to the wider hospitality industry.

Tourism destinations and cleanliness: The campaign’s emphasis on cleanliness reinforces a priority relevant to the tourism sector, where well-maintained public facilities and institutional premises contribute to visitor-facing environments. The announcement, however, does not report destination-level cleanliness outcomes or changes in tourist footfall.

Industry Takeaway

Special Campaign 6.0 demonstrates how administrative housekeeping, file reviews and scrap disposal can produce measurable results within tourism institutions. With 3,563 activities completed, 62,691 sq. ft. of space recovered and ₹64.58 lakh generated through scrap disposal, the Ministry has reported tangible progress towards its identified targets.

For hospitality and tourism organisations, the broader takeaway is the value of systematic housekeeping, records management and efficient use of physical resources as part of day-to-day operational management.

Source: Press Information Bureau (PIB), Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, October 22, 2026.