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Recently, the government has formulated a National Action Plan for Mechanized Sanitation Ecosystem(NAMASTE) scheme for cleaning sewers and septic tanks.About NAMASTE Scheme:
- Aim:
- To achieve zero deaths in sanitation work in India
- No sanitation workers should come in direct contact with human faecal matter and
- All Sewer and Septic tank sanitation workers should have access to alternative livelihoods.
- Nodal Ministries: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
- Implementation: It will be implemented from 2022 to 2026 across 500 cities and townships already notified under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT).
