New Delhi, October 14 (JKNS): The Defence Accounts Department has organised nationwide cleanliness drives under the ‘Swachhata Hi Seva 2026’ campaign, with field offices participating in the fortnight-long initiative and planting over 25,000 trees under the ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ initiative, the Ministry of Defence said.
As per news agency JKNS, Defence Accounts Department organised a nationwide Shramdaan under the ‘Swachhata Hi Seva 2026’ campaign, with field offices participating in the two-week-long Swachhata Pakhwada and planting over 25,000 trees under the ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ initiative.
The campaign concluded with a cleanliness drive at MCD Primary School, Bagdola, Dwarka, New Delhi, led by Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA) Smt Alka Nangia Arora, in association with the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. Officers and staff of the CGDA office and MCD officials participated in the drive, which also included sapling plantation.
As part of Special Swachhata Campaign 6.0, the CGDA Headquarters undertook a tree plantation drive on October 12, 2026. The Department also initiated exercises to identify physical files for weeding out, e-files for closure, scrap and e-waste for disposal.
The nationwide initiatives reaffirm the Defence Accounts Department’s commitment to cleanliness, environmental conservation, responsible waste management and the principles of ‘Reduce, Reuse and Recycle’ through collective participation and Jan Bhagidari. (JKNS)