Lok Sabha Question No. 28 (STARRED), answered on 2025-07-22
Subject: NAMASTE Scheme
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Smt. Aparajita Sarangi, Shri Balabhadra Majhi

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO.28 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2025

## NAMASTE SCHEME

- *28. SHRI BALABHADRA MAJHI: SMT. APARAJITA SARANGI:

## Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of key milestones achieved under the National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE) Scheme;
- (b) the details of Ayushman Cards issued under the Scheme to ensure access to quality healthcare for sanitation workers and their families; and
- (c) the detailed status of implementation of the said scheme in the country, State/UT-wise including Sidhi Lok Sabha Constituency?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR)

(a) to (c): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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Statement referred in reply to parts (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No.28 for answer on 22.07.2025 raised by Shri Balabhadra Majhi and Smt. Aparajita Sarangi regarding "NAMASTE scheme"

- (a) & (b): National Action for Mechanized Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE) scheme is a Central Sector Scheme for the welfare of Sewer and Septic Tank Workers (SSWs). NAMASTE scheme has been launched in July, 2023. Waste Pickers have been added as a target group under the scheme in June, 2024.

NAMASTE scheme extends health insurance coverage under Ayushman BharatPradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (PM-JAY) to the identified beneficiaries.

Key milestones achieved under NAMASTE scheme are as under:-

- 84,902 Sewer and Septic Tank Workers (SSWs) have been validated.
- 45,871 PPE kits for SSWs & 354 Safety Devices Kit for Emergency Response Sanitation Units have been issued to States/UTs.
- 54,140 beneficiaries have been covered under Ayushman Bharat -PMJAY and State health scheme.
- Capital Subsidy of Rs. 20.36 Crore released to 707 sanitation workers and their dependents for sanitation related projects.
- 1089 workshops have been conducted on Prevention of Hazardous Cleaning of Sewer and Septic Tanks.

Further, 37,980 waste pickers have been validated in various Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) across the country.

(c): 79,759 Sewer and Septic tank Workers (SSWs) have been validated in States and 5,143 SSWs have been validated in UTs. State/UT -wise status of implementation of NAMASTE scheme is at Annexure. Further, 66 SSWs have been validated in Sidhi Lok Sabha Constituency. PPE kits have been issued for 50 SSWs, Safety Devices have been issued for two Emergency Sanitation Response Units (ERSUs) and Health insurance card have been issued to 53 SSWs.

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## Annexure referred in reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 28 for answer on 22.07.2025 regarding NAMASTE Scheme

## State/ UT-wise status of implementation of NAMASTE scheme

| S.No.   | STATE/UT                       | SSWs Validated   | PPE Kits to Sewer and Septic Tank Workers (SSWs)   | dispatched to ERSU   | Safety Devices Beneficiaries covered under PMJAY, NAMASTE and State health scheme   | SUY scheme   |
|---------|--------------------------------|------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
| T       | Andaman & Nicobar Islands      | 60               | 40                                                 | 1                    | 48                                                                                  |              |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh                 | 3992             |                                                    | 25                   |                                                                                     | 555          |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh              | 86               |                                                    | 2                    |                                                                                     |              |
| 4       | Assam                          | 450              |                                                    | 31                   |                                                                                     |              |
| 5       | Bihar                          | 3310             |                                                    | 22                   |                                                                                     | 1            |
| 6       | Chandigarh                     | 253              |                                                    | 1                    |                                                                                     |              |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh                   | 1465             |                                                    | 21                   |                                                                                     |              |
|         | Dadra Nagar Haveli & Daman Diu | 116              |                                                    | 0                    |                                                                                     |              |
|         | Delhi                          |                  | 135                                                | 0                    |                                                                                     |              |
|         | Goa                            |                  | 93                                                 | 2                    |                                                                                     |              |
|         | Gujarat                        |                  | 4295                                               | 17                   |                                                                                     | 20           |
|         | Haryana                        |                  | 2193                                               | 0                    |                                                                                     | 4            |
|         | Himachal Pradesh               |                  | 180                                                | 0                    |                                                                                     |              |
|         | Jammu & Kashmir                |                  | 700                                                |                      |                                                                                     |              |
|         | Jharkhand                      |                  | 707                                                | 11                   |                                                                                     |              |
|         | Karnataka                      |                  | 667                                                | 19                   |                                                                                     |              |
|         | Kerala                         |                  | 1589                                               | 14                   |                                                                                     |              |
|         | Ladakh                         |                  | 21                                                 | 2                    |                                                                                     |              |
|         | Lakshadweep                    |                  | 86                                                 | 0                    |                                                                                     |              |
|         | Madhya Pradesh                 |                  | 1908                                               | 24                   |                                                                                     | 43           |
|         | Maharashtra                    |                  | 7135                                               | 32                   |                                                                                     |              |
|         | Manipur                        |                  | 110                                                | 1                    |                                                                                     |              |
|         | Meghalaya                      |                  |                                                    |                      |                                                                                     |              |
|         | Mizoram                        |                  |                                                    |                      |                                                                                     |              |
|         | Nagaland                       |                  |                                                    | 4                    |                                                                                     |              |
|         | Odisha                         |                  |                                                    |                      |                                                                                     |              |
|         | Puducherry                     |                  |                                                    | 2                    |                                                                                     |              |
|         | Punjab                         |                  |                                                    | 11                   |                                                                                     |              |
|         | Rajasthan                      |                  |                                                    | 21                   |                                                                                     |              |
|         | Sikkim                         |                  |                                                    | 5                    |                                                                                     |              |
|         | Tamil Nadu                     |                  |                                                    |                      |                                                                                     | 44           |
|         | Telangana                      |                  | 1198                                               | 15                   |                                                                                     | 7            |
|         | Tripura                        |                  | 110                                                | 8                    |                                                                                     |              |
|         | Uttar Pradesh                  |                  | 10092                                              | 55                   |                                                                                     | 26           |
|         | Uttarakhand                    |                  | 119                                                | 6                    |                                                                                     |              |
|         | West Bengal                    | 7071             | 154                                                |                      | 6999                                                                                |              |
|         | Grand Total                    | 84902            | 45871                                              | 354                  | 54140                                                                               | 707          |

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