Special drive in ministries to clear the hoards of files before October 2

In view of the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, on 2nd October, a cleanliness campaign drive is being run across the country. In celebration of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, which takes place on October 2, old files and junk are being removed from ministries. During the process of weeding out old files, officials can also transfer some files to the National Archives if they believe they should be preserved.

In addition, given the habitual hoarding of files among many officers, it has been instructed that if certain files need to be retained, then the Joint Secretary responsible must justify their retention.