• High‑level review meeting saw officials from 109 states and union territories; emphasis on daily reporting, portal addition and settling pending references by 30 Oct
  • A one‑day special programme will be held on 30 Oct with active participation of community and field workers

Women and Child Development Ministry has launched efforts under its administrative control, including all autonomous/legislated bodies, to improve sanitation and settle pending references in Special Campaign 6 running from 2 Oct to 31 Oct 2026, and has finalised work plans and targets

Under the implementation phase of Special Campaign 6, Women and Child Development Ministry has requested states/union territories to carry out the following activities daily:

Run sanitation campaigns at regional level institutions

Ensure effective public grievance redressal and organise grievance‑redressal squares/e‑squares

Document activities and upload them to various ministry mission portals

Additionally, states/union territories are requested to organise a dedicated one‑day special programme on 30 Oct 2026; during this, activities should be carried out at a wide level with active participation of regional workers and the community

In this regard, a video conference meeting was held on 26 Oct 2026 at 05:00 PM, chaired by the Women and Child Development Secretary, with states/union territories to review work under the campaign; all senior secretaries/Joint Secretaries and Directors/Deputy Secretaries of the ministry and 109 officials from states/union territories participated. The Secretary instructed all states/union territories to issue directives to relevant officers to work in all regional institutions and upload details to the respective mission portals

The Secretary also advised states/union territories to publish and share infographics and tweets depicting daily activities via the state government’s social media handles and tag the ministry’s official handles. Additionally, he urged states/union territories to organise grievance‑redressal squares/e‑squares to ensure all pending complaints on the Nutrition Tracker, PMMVY and CPGRAMS portals are settled by 30 Oct 2026