Scheme has marked a significant milestone in advancing dignity, safety and sustainable livelihoods for sanitation workers across ...

National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE) is a joint initiative by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to ensure zero ...

Launched on February 26, 2026, at Gandhi Stadium, Pilibhit, the NAMASTE Scheme awareness drive aims to end manual scavenging through mechanization. The initiative provides Sewer and Septic Tank ...

The government also stated that it does not have data on whether sanitation workers’ earnings have increased since the scheme began in 2023-24.

A torn packet of chips, an empty milk pouch, a crumpled detergent wrapper and a sticky toffee cover — the everyday remains of a Delhi household — lie tangled together in a white sack the size of a ...