Virendra Kumar distributes NAMASTE kits in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, reviews DNT welfare at Tisgaon Tanda
Union Minister Dr Virendra Kumar distributed sanitation kits and Ayushman cards to sanitation workers under the NAMASTE scheme in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on 8 May 2025 and reviewed welfare work for De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic communities at Tisgaon Tanda.
Summary
Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Dr Virendra Kumar distributed PPE kits and Ayushman cards to sanitation workers under the National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE) scheme in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra, on 8 May 2025, along with loan sanction letters for mechanised cleaning vehicles under the Swachhta Udyami Yojana. Nationally, 68,547 sewer and septic tank workers have been profiled under NAMASTE, 45,871 given PPE kits and 28,447 given Ayushman cards. The same day he visited Tisgaon Tanda in Khultabad taluka to review the SEED scheme (Scheme for Economic Empowerment of DNTs); the Ministry has set up the Development and Welfare Board for De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities (DWBDNC).
Key facts
- Date
- 8 May 2025
- Place
- Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra
- NAMASTE
- National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem
- Profiled nationally
- 68,547 sewer and septic tank workers
- PPE kits
- 45,871
- Ayushman cards
- 28,447
- DNT review
- Tisgaon Tanda, Khultabad; SEED scheme; DWBDNC
Practice MCQs 3 questions
NAMASTE, the scheme under which sanitation kits were distributed on 8 May 2025, stands for:
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Correct answer: D — National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem
NAMASTE is the National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem scheme.
As per the Social Justice Ministry, how many sewer and septic tank workers have been profiled under NAMASTE so far?
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Correct answer: C — 68,547
68,547 workers have been profiled; 45,871 received PPE kits and 28,447 Ayushman cards; 110 were profiled in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.
Consider the following statements: 1. SEED stands for Scheme for Economic Empowerment of DNTs. 2. The Development and Welfare Board for De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities functions under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only 1 is correct. The DWBDNC was established by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.