NAMASTE scheme programme in Chhatarpur honours sanitation workers
Union Social Justice Minister Dr Virendra Kumar presided over a special programme on the NAMASTE scheme in Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh on 25 May 2025, distributing PPE kits to sewer and septic tank workers and handing an ERSU safety device to the municipal corporation.
Summary
A special programme on the National Action Plan for Mechanized Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE) scheme was held by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh on 25 May 2025, with Union Minister Dr Virendra Kumar as chief guest. The scheme aims to socially and economically empower sanitation workers and ensure safe, dignified livelihoods. The minister symbolically distributed 17 PPE kits to sewer and septic tank workers, and an ERSU safety device under NAMASTE was handed over to Chhatarpur Nagar Nigam.
Key facts
- Date and place
- 25 May 2025, Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh
- Scheme
- NAMASTE — National Action Plan for Mechanized Sanitation Ecosystem
- Ministry
- Social Justice and Empowerment
- Chief guest
- Dr Virendra Kumar
- Distributed
- 17 PPE kits to sewer and septic tank workers; ERSU device to Nagar Nigam
Practice MCQs 2 questions
What does NAMASTE stand for in the scheme for sanitation workers run by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment?
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Correct answer: C — National Action Plan for Mechanized Sanitation Ecosystem
NAMASTE stands for National Action Plan for Mechanized Sanitation Ecosystem.
Where was the special programme on the NAMASTE scheme presided over by Dr Virendra Kumar held on 25 May 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh
The programme was held in Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh.