PMO completes a special cleanliness drive, weeds out over 10,000 files

The Prime Minister’s Office on Wednesday completed a special cleanliness drive under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan spanning over the fortnight. The drive has resulted in the weeding out of over 10,000 files, and the transfer of 1000 files of important archival value, to the National Archives of India.

The voluntary and participative effort by officers and staff of the PMO, under the guidance of Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Nripendra Misra, also resulted in the cleaning and beautification of lawns at the western entrance of PMO, removal of scrap and dismantled material, and disposal of e-waste, according to a statement from PMO.

On taking over as Prime Minister in May 2014, Narendra Modi had inspected the PMO, and called for maintaining cleanliness, which in turn would raise productivity. This is the third such major drive, after Modi took charge. Over the period since May 2014, more than one lakh files have been weeded out, according to PMO.