National Commission for Safai Karamcharis marks 33rd Foundation Day
The National Commission for Safai Karamcharis celebrated its 33rd Foundation Day in New Delhi on 23 August 2026, with over 900 sanitation workers attending and a new missed-call helpline launched.
Summary
The National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK) celebrated its 33rd Foundation Day at the Constitution Club of India in New Delhi on 23 August 2026, the first such celebration since the commission was set up in 1994. Over 900 safai karamcharis attended, along with Union Ministers of State Arjun Ram Meghwal and Ramdas Athawale. The commission said compensation has been paid to 1,223 families out of 1,377 reported cases of sewer and septic tank deaths across the country, and that it receives more than 1,200 complaints a year. NCSK launched a missed-call facility number for stakeholders, released its Annual Calendar 2026 and felicitated 250 sanitation workers of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi.
Key facts
- Date / venue
- 23 Aug 2026, Constitution Club of India, New Delhi
- Occasion
- 33rd Foundation Day (NCSK set up 1994)
- Attendance
- Over 900 safai karamcharis
- Sewer deaths
- Compensation to 1,223 of 1,377 families
- Complaints
- Over 1,200 a year
- Launched
- NCSK missed-call facility number; Annual Calendar 2026
Practice MCQs 3 questions
The National Commission for Safai Karamcharis, which marked its 33rd Foundation Day in August 2026, was set up in which year?
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Correct answer: C — 1994
The NCSK was set up in 1994; its 33rd Foundation Day on 23 August 2026 was the first such celebration since then.
According to the NCSK in August 2026, compensation has been provided to how many families out of 1,377 reported cases of sewer and septic tank deaths?
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Correct answer: B — 1,223
Compensation has been paid to 1,223 families out of 1,377 reported cases across the country.
Consider the following statements about the NCSK's 33rd Foundation Day: 1. It was held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. 2. The commission said it receives about 120 complaints a year. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: D — Neither 1 nor 2
Both are wrong. The event was held at the Constitution Club of India, and the commission receives more than 1,200 complaints a year.