NAMASTE scheme: UPSC Daily Important Topic | 23 July 2022

NAMASTE scheme

The Government has formulated a National Action Plan for Mechanized Sanitation Ecosystem- NAMASTE scheme for cleaning of sewers and septic tank.

NAMASTE Scheme

✓The scheme is a joint venture of Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.

✓It aims to achieve outcomes like:

∆Zero fatalities in sanitation work in India

∆No sanitation workers come in direct contact with human faecal matter

∆All Sewer and Septic tank sanitation workers have access to alternative livelihoods

✓The Ministry has shortlisted type of machineries and core equipments required for maintenance works, safety gear for Safai Mitras.