All Offices of the Department of Legal Affairs Conclude Special Campaign 5.0

All Offices of the Department of Legal Affairs Conclude Special Campaign 5.0

Under the visionary leadership of Hon’ble Union Minister of State (I/C) for Law & Justice, Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, the Department of Legal Affairs (DLA) has transformed Special Campaign 5.0 (2nd–31st October 2025) into a nationwide movement of cleanliness, efficiency, and reform.

This year, the Campaign went beyond compliance and became a story of innovation, best practices, and participative governance — uniting the Department’s entire network of offices, officers, and counsels across the country under one collective spirit of Swachhata Hi Seva.

After the Preparatory Phase of the campaign concluded, the Implementation Phase commenced with the onset of October and concludes on 31st October 2025, carrying forward the Government’s vision of achieving saturation of Swachhata across all Ministries and Departments. Even during the Preparatory Phase, the Department demonstrated proactive participation and institutional commitment to this campaign. The campaign marked a decisive shift in how the Department approaches cleanliness, record management, pendency liquidation and procedural reforms. Through daily monitoring, inter-divisional coordination, and real-time uploads on the SCDPM 5.0 portal, the Department achieved saturation across all 12 action points outlined by DARPG — including cleanliness, beautification, record management, pendency disposal, and simplification of internal processes.

Pan-India Coverage & Participation

The Implementation Phase was successfully executed through collective participation of the Main Secretariat, and all attached and subordinate offices of DLA, including its four Branch Secretariats (in Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkata, and Mumbai), the Central Agency Section, the Law Commission of India, the Indian Law Institute, the India International Arbitration Centre (IIAC), and all benches of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), along with litigation sections at the Delhi High Court, CAT (PB) and Lower Court (Tis Hazari), Delhi.

In addition to these offices, officers and counsels of the Department — Law Officers of the Union of India, Senior and Central Government Counsels, Panel Advocates — led extensive cleaning, record management, and beautification drives across their offices nationwide. Each office implemented cleanliness, record management, beautification and e-waste disposal drives — demonstrating that reform and responsibility can go hand in hand.

From Chandigarh to Chhattisgarh, Bombay to Bengaluru, Patna to Panchkula, Kolkata to Kerala, and Jabalpur to Bilaspur — Special Campaign 5.0 became a true pan-India movement of cleanliness, efficiency, and reform, for the Department of Legal Affairs.

Best Practices

The Department of Legal Affairs documented eight best practices throughout the campaign period:

A landmark procedural reform integrating the Legal Information Management and Briefing System (LIMBS) with the Public Financial Management System (PFMS), enabling paperless, real-time processing and payment of advocate fees — strengthening accountability and aligning with the Digital India and Ease of Doing Business vision.

Hon’ble Minister Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal and Law Secretary Dr. Anju Rathi Rana personally reviewed office spaces and record rooms, symbolising leadership by example and reinforcing a culture of discipline and transparency.

Two redesigned walls at Shastri Bhawan now display the “Panch Pran of India’s Dreams @ 2047”, the five national resolves of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. The initiative integrates Swachhata with patriotic resolve and civic consciousness.

DLA achieved complete training coverage under Mission Karmayogi, training every officer in Seva Bhav and citizen-centric governance. Union Law Secretary Dr. Rana, herself a certified Master Trainer, personally led sessions under the Karmayogi Jan Sewa Programme.

Under the Public Records Act 1993, 60,216 files were reviewed and weeded, freeing 11,831 sq. ft. of office space and strengthening digital record-keeping through scanning and categorisation.

More than 200 obsolete IT items were auctioned through authorised recyclers via MSTC. Redundant furniture and material were also disposed of, ensuring environmental compliance and optimal space optimisation.

Law Officers and Panel Advocates across India led local Swachhata drives, record-room reorganisations, and green-office initiatives — showcasing DLA’s presence and participation from courts to offices across the nation.

The Department’s participation in Special Campaign 5.0 has redefined administrative reform as a people-driven movement. By combining Swachhata, digital governance, and leadership-led innovation, DLA has not only met every campaign target but has built a lasting model for clean, efficient, and citizen-oriented administration — in true spirit of a Viksit Bharat @ 2047.

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