No Measurable Gains from NAMASTE Mission's Sewer Mechanisation, Centre Informs Lok Sabha
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NAMASTE Mission: No Measurable Gains in Sewer Cleaning Mechanisation, Centre Tells Lok Sabha
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Moneycontrol•17-03-2026, 20:52
NAMASTE Mission: No Measurable Gains in Sewer Cleaning Mechanisation, Centre Tells Lok Sabha
•Union government admits no indicators established to assess efficiency or productivity gains from mechanising sewer and septic tank cleaning under NAMASTE.
•Minister of State for Social Justice Ramdas Athawale stated no measurable indicators identified for enhanced efficiency or productivity due to mechanisation.
•Government lacks data on whether sanitation workers' earnings increased since the NAMASTE scheme began in 2023-24.
•622 deaths linked to hazardous sewer/septic tank cleaning recorded since 2017; 52 families still await full compensation.
•Over 89,000 sewer and septic tank workers identified under NAMASTE; 91.95% belong to SC, ST, and OBC groups, highlighting caste-occupation link.
