India, Oct. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

Programme for distribution of Sanitation Kits and Ayushman Cards to Safai Karamcharis Under National Action for Mechanized Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE) Scheme was held at Panaji - Goa in the august presence of Dr. Virendra Kumar, Hon'ble Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India.

Key Highlights of the Program

During the program, the Hon'ble Minister shared information about the National Action for Mechanized Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE) scheme, which aims to ensure safety, dignity and socio-economic empowerment of sanitation workers. Under this scheme, profiling of 90,494Sewer and Septic Tank Workers has been completed so far, 84,077workers hav...