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‘National Action for Mechanized Sanitation Ecosystem’

Posted On: 01 AUG 2023 4:33PM by PIB Delhi

To tackle hazardous cleaning the Government has formulated a new scheme called ‘National Action for Mechanized Sanitation Ecosystem’ (NAMASTE) to implement from 01.04.2023 to 31.03.2026.Under the scheme

  1. Sanitation workers are collectivized into SHGs and are empowered to run sanitation enterprises
  2. Sewer and Septic tank sanitation workers (SSWs) and their dependents also have access to livelihoods by providing capital subsidy for purchase of sanitation related equipments.

The present scale of admissible capital subsidy for sanitation related projects is as under:-

Project cost upto Rs. 5.00 lakh

50% of the project cost

Project cost above Rs. 5.00 lakh and upto Rs. 15.00 lakh

Rs. 2.50 lakh + 25% of the remaining project cost above Rs. 5.00 lakh

For Group projects costing upto Rs. 50.00 lakh with each beneficiary project share maximum upto Rs. 10.00 lakh.

Same as above with maximum per member capital subsidy of Rs. 3.75 lakh and maximum group project subsidy of Rs. 18.75 lakh.

 

Capital Subsidy of Rs. 22.93 Cr has been released for procurement of 286 units of sanitation related equipments/ projects by 641 Safai Karamcharis under SRMS. A statement showing State-wise & Year-wise details of beneficiaries covered and capital subsidy released under SRMS is given at Annexure-I.

NSKFDC has also released loans of Rs 86.84 Cr to the State Channelizing Agencies (SCAs) for procurement of mechanized cleaning equipments/ vehicles to 2509 number of beneficiaries under Swachhta Udyami Yojana (SUY) as on 30.06.2023. A Statement showing Year-wise & State-wise funds disbursed and beneficiary covered to SCAs under Swachhta Udyami Yojana is given at Annexure-II.

 

Annexure-I

State & Year-wise details of capital subsidy released under SRMS as on 30.06.2023

     

(Rs. In Lakh)

2020-21

 

State

No. of Beneficiaries

Number of Machines

Capital Subsidy released

Madhya Pradesh

3

3

9.75

Total-A

3

3

9.75

     

 

2021-22

 

State

No. of Beneficiaries

Number of Machines

Capital Subsidy released

Andhra Pradesh

336

93

1219.08

Odisha

19

9

62.43

Madhya Pradesh

42

42

155.36

Haryana

2

2

9.88

Maharashtra

2

2

7.9

Telangana

26

15

101.85

A & N Islands

11

8

38.19

JharKhand

5

5

19.39

Uttar Pradesh

18

18

64.32

Total-B

461

194

1678.4

     

 

2022-23

 

State

No. of Beneficiaries

Number of Machines

Capital Subsidy released

Uttar Pradesh

14

14

52.82

Jharkhand

2

2

7.70

Andhra Pradesh

106

35

342.28

Madhya Pradesh

32

32

133.95

Telangana

23

6

68.53

Total-C

177

89

605.28

Grand Total (A+B+C)

641

286

2293.43

 

 

Annexure-II

AnnexureStatement showing Year-wise & State-wise funds disbursed and beneficiary covered to SCAs under Swachhta Udyami Yojana (SUY) as on 30.06.2023

(Rs. In Lac)

Sl. No.

Name of State/UT

SCA

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

2021-22

2022-23

Total

Fin

Phy

Fin

Phy

Fin

Phy

Fin

Phy

Fin

Phy

Fin

Phy

Fin

Phy

Fin

Phy

Fin

Phy

Fin

Phy

1

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Castes,
Cooperative Finance Corporation Ltd. (APSCCFC)

0.00

0

172.25

13

807.30

207

0.00

0

0.00

0

4494.75

1383

0.00

0

1622.70

270

385.20

420

7482.20

2293

2

 

Canara Bank

0.00

0

0.00

0

0.00

0

0.00

0

0.00

0

0.00

0

17.33

2

0.00

0

0.00

0

17.33

2

3

Jammu & Kashmir

J&K SC, ST & BC Development Corporation Ltd.(JKSCDC)

270.00

100

0.00

0

0.00

0

0.00

0

0.00

0

0.00

0

0.00

0

0.00

0

0.00

0

270.00

100

4

 

Kerala Gramin Bank (KGB)

0.00

0

76.50

10

0.00

0

0.00

0

0.00

0

0.00

0

0.00

0

0.00

0

0.00

0

76.50

10

5

Nagaland

Nagaland Industrial Development Corporation Ltd.(NIDC)

0.00

0

0.00

0

9.00

3

0.00

0

0.00

0

0.00

0

0.00

0

0.00

0

0.00

0

9.00

3

6

 

Narmada Jhabua Gramin Bank (NJGB)

0.00

0

112.5

7

0.00

0

0.00

0

0.00

0

0.00

0

0.00

0

0.00

0

0.00

0

112.50

7

7

Odisha

Odisha Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribe Development Finance  Co-operative Corporation Ltd. (OSCDC)

76.50

7

0.00

0

0.00

0

0.00

0

0.00

0

0.00

0

0.00

0

0.00

0

0.00

0

76.50

7

8

Rajasthan

Rajasthan Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribe Finance & Development Co-operative Corporation Ltd.(RSTFDC)

0.00

0

0.00

0

0.00

0

0.00

0

0.00

0

207.90

33

0.00

0

0.00

0

119.70

19

327.60

52

9

West Bengal

West Bengal SCs, STs & OBCs Development & Finance Corporation (WBSCDFC)

0.00

0

0.00

0

87.50

25

225.00

10

0.00

0

0.00

0

0.00

0

0.00

0

0.00

0

312.50

35

Total

 

346.50

107

361.25

30

903.80

235

225.00

10

0.00

0

4702.65

1416

17.33

2

1622.70

270

504.90

439

8684.13

2509

 

This information was given by Minister of State for Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Ramdas Athawale in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

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