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...

Over 57,000 sewer and septic tank workers identified under NAMASTE scheme

December 17, 2024 5:48 PM

Over 57,000 sewer and septic tank workers identified under NAMASTE scheme

The National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE) scheme has profiled over 57,758 Sewer and Septic Tank Workers (SSWs) across India, with 54,574 workers validated so far, Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Ramdas Athawale, informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. The initiative, launched in the 2023-24 fiscal year, seeks to ensure safety, dignity, and socio-economic empowerment for sanitation workers. It is being implemented across more than 4,800 Urban Local ...

“No Ocean can separate you from India”: PM Modi to Indian diaspora in US

September 23, 2024 2:47 AM

“No Ocean can separate you from India”: PM Modi to Indian diaspora in US

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing the Indian diaspora at the Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, New York, emphasized the unbreakable bond between India and its people, regardless of where they are in the world. He acknowledged the vital role the diaspora plays in strengthening the relationship between India and the United States. "You have connected India with America, and America with India. Your skill, talent, and commitment are unmatched. Despite being overseas, no ocean can separa...

India’s ‘Namaste’ has become multinational: PM Modi tells diaspora in New York

September 22, 2024 11:46 PM

India’s ‘Namaste’ has become multinational: PM Modi tells diaspora in New York

In a landmark address to the Indian diaspora at Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted the growing global significance of India's traditional greeting, 'Namaste', saying that what was once a local expression has now become a multinational symbol of unity. "'Namaste' has gone multinational; it has transitioned from local to global," PM Modi said, expressing gratitude to the diaspora for their unwavering support. "Your love is my good fortune," he added. During ...