New Delhi, Feb. 8 -- The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the extension the tenure of the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK) for three years beyond 31.03.2025 (i.e. upto 31.03.2028).

The total financial implication for the extension for three years of the NCSK would be approximately Rs.50.91 crore.IT would help in facilitating socio-economic upliftment of sanitation workers, improving the working conditions in the sanitation sector and aiming to achieve zero fatalities while performing hazardous cleaning.

Functions of the Commission

Mandate of the NCSK is to:

(a) recommend to the Central Government specific programmes of action towards elimination of inequalities in status, facilit...