By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: The Ministry of Mines along with its Attached / Subordinate offices, CPSEs and autonomous bodies, has successfully concluded the “Special Campaign 3.0,” a drive aimed at enhancing record management, disposal of references received from MP /PMO /IMC references/ State Government references/ Public Grievances and scrap disposal. Maintaining last year’s consistency, the Ministry of Mines once again achieved 100% target completion rate.
Under Special Campaign 3.0, 382 campaigns have been conducted across various locations throughout the country. Through dedicated efforts, the Ministry66666666 managed to free up an impressive 89482 square feet space, which has been converted into volleyball ground, badminton court etc. for the benefit of the employees. The revenue earned from scrap disposal has been to the tune of Rs. 10.9 crore.
As part of this campaign, the Ministry and its field formations adopted eco-conscious theme of “Giving Back to Nature.” This environmentally-conscious initiative included various practices such as lake cleaning for the public, creating compost pit from waste, energy-saving measures by switching to microwave from hot oven, installation of bird feeders, plantation of herbal saplings in office premises.
Digital advancements included replacing flex banners with digital screen. Notably, some initiatives were community-centric, like distribution of Swachhata (cleanliness) kits in government schools, planting saplings in tribal areas, sensitizing girl students about menstrual health/hygiene and promoting a sense of responsibility towards the environment amongst the general public.
As a special drive, Ministry of Mines took up the task of converting the physical files scanned during the last two campaigns and converted them into e-files during special campaign 3.0. So far, around 11033 scanned files have been uploaded as e-file in e-office during the special campaign 3.0.
To top up the campaign, Geological Survey of India (GSI) under the Ministry has taken up an innovative initiative of creating an artistic sculpture from unused geological samples collected over the years during field explorations.
