Over 90,000 sanitation workers validated under NAMASTE Scheme: Ministry

September 22, 2026 6:14 PM

Over 90,000 sanitation workers validated under NAMASTE Scheme: Ministry

The National Action for Mechanized Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE) Scheme is strengthening safety, dignity and livelihood support for sanitation workers through interventions covering occupational safety, health insurance, training and mechanisation. Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Sudhansh Pant said that, as of September 22, the sewer and septic tank workers component of the scheme covers all 36 States and Union Territories and has validated 90,186 workers. The validated...

NAMASTE Scheme Benefits Over 3.7 Lakh Sanitation Workers, Strengthens Mechanised Sanitation Across India

July 20, 2026 3:15 PM

NAMASTE Scheme Benefits Over 3.7 Lakh Sanitation Workers, Strengthens Mechanised Sanitation Across India

The National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE) Scheme has validated more than 3.7 lakh sanitation workers across the country, with the Centre intensifying efforts to improve their safety, dignity and social security through mechanised sanitation and welfare initiatives.   Implemented jointly by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, the flagship scheme aims to eliminate hazardous manual cleaning of sewers and septic tan...

Restoring Safety and Dignity: How NAMASTE is empowering sanitation workers

September 11, 2025 11:40 AM

Restoring Safety and Dignity: How NAMASTE is empowering sanitation workers

The government in July 2023 rolled out the National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE), a ₹349.70 crore scheme aimed at ending hazardous sewer and septic tank cleaning practices and ensuring safety and dignity for sanitation workers. Jointly implemented by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, the programme will run till 2025-26 and cover all 4,800-plus Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), officials said. A key milestone of NAMA...