NAMASTE Scheme
About
- The NAMASTE (National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem) is a Central Sector Scheme launched in 2023 to ensure safety and dignity of sanitation workers.
- The scheme aims at prevention of hazardous cleaning and promotion of safe cleaning practices through trained and certified sanitation workers.
- It also aims to formalize and rehabilitate the persons engaged in hazardous cleaning of sewer and septic tanks.
- The scheme is jointly being implemented by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJE) and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA).
- The National Safai Karamcharis Finance Development Corporation (NSKFDC) under the MoSJE is the implementing agency of ‘NAMASTE’.
National Safai Karamcharis Finance & Development Corporation:
- NSKFDC is a wholly owned Govt. of India Undertaking under the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment.
- It was set up in 1997 as a Company “Not for Profit” under the Companies Act, 1956.
- NSKFDC is the apex corporation for the all-round socio-economic upliftment of the Safai Karamcharis, Scavengers and their dependents throughout India.
Why in News?
- The Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment commemorated the third NAMASTE Day, marking three years since the launch of the NAMASTE Scheme.