{"id":30166,"date":"2026-04-24T11:24:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T05:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=30166"},"modified":"2026-04-24T12:42:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T07:12:43","slug":"namaste-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/namaste-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"NAMASTE Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>NAMASTE Scheme Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment said that the NAMASTE Scheme has demonstrated measurable impact through targeted interventions and a focused approach to eliminate hazardous manual cleaning practices.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About NAMASTE Scheme<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE) Scheme<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a critical initiative addressing the dire challenges <\/span><b>faced by Sewer and Septic Tank Sanitation Workers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (SSWs) in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It aims to transform their occupational safety, health, and dignity through systemic interventions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Ministries involved:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is jointly being implemented by <\/span><b>the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (MoSJE) and the <\/span><b>Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (MoHUA).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Implementing agency:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is implemented by the <\/span><b>National Safai Karmacharis Finance Development Corporation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (NSKFDC) under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJE)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Duration:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It would be implemented for three years <\/span><b>from FY 2023-24 to FY 2025-26.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>The scheme targets<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zero fatalities in sanitation work,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eliminates direct contact with human faecal matter,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensures all <\/span><b>cleaning is done with safety devices<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by skilled workers,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Strengthens Emergency Response Sanitation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Units (ERSUs), and empowers workers through <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/self-help-groups\/\" target=\"_blank\">Self-Help Groups<\/a><\/strong> (SHGs) and entrepreneurship.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?PRID=2255017&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAMASTE Scheme  is a critical initiative addressing the dire challenges faced by Sewer and Septic Tank Sanitation Workers (SSWs) in India. 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