India, Nov. 15 -- In an economy where capital can cross borders in seconds and supply chains are redrawn within a few years, the speed and reliability of the state have become part of what a country offers the world, as much as its ports, power and people. Timely transactions and easy procedures are now a public asset, one that lowers the cost of doing business when put to productive use. Governments are beginning to treat their own machinery as a source of value instead of an overhead to be tolerated.

India's Special Campaign 6.0, held across the central government through October 2026, shows how much value can lie within the state itself. In a single month it recovered Rs 970.33 crore from scrap and electronic waste and reclaimed 277.8...