Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
NATIONAL ACTION FOR MECHANISED SANITATION ECOSYSTEM (NAMASTE)
Posted On:
04 FEB 2026 4:45PM by PIB Delhi
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is implementing the National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE) scheme with the objective of ensuring safety, dignity and social security of Sewer and Septic Tank Workers (SSWs) through mechanisation of sanitation work and elimination of hazardous manual cleaning.
As on 31 December 2025, a total of 89,114 Sewer and Septic Tank Workers have been validated under the NAMASTE scheme. State-wise details of validated workers are given at Annexure.
Details regarding the average increase in income of sanitation workers following the implementation of mechanised sanitation initiatives are not maintained.
Under the NAMASTE scheme, 73,864 Sewer and Septic Tank Workers have been covered under Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), State Health Schemes and NAMASTE. This represents 82.88 per cent of the total number of validated workers.
At present, no measurable indicators have been identified to assess enhanced efficiency or productivity attributable to mechanisation under the scheme.
[This information was given by the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri Ramdas Athawale, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.]
Annexure*
State-wise details of Sewer and Septic Tank Workers validated under NAMASTE
(As on 31.12.2025)
|
S.No.
|
Name of State
|
Validated Sewer and Septic Tank Workers
|
|
1
|
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
|
60
|
|
2
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
4018
|
|
3
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
86
|
|
4
|
Assam
|
462
|
|
5
|
Bihar
|
3462
|
|
6
|
Chandigarh
|
253
|
|
7
|
Chhattisgarh
|
1465
|
|
8
|
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
|
116
|
|
9
|
Delhi
|
3649
|
|
10
|
Goa
|
250
|
|
11
|
Gujarat
|
7634
|
|
12
|
Haryana
|
2677
|
|
13
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
428
|
|
14
|
Jammu and Kashmir
|
725
|
|
15
|
Jharkhand
|
1115
|
|
16
|
Karnataka
|
6308
|
|
17
|
Kerala
|
1797
|
|
18
|
Ladakh
|
21
|
|
19
|
Lakshadweep
|
86
|
|
20
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
3401
|
|
21
|
Maharashtra
|
8595
|
|
22
|
Manipur
|
185
|
|
23
|
Meghalaya
|
108
|
|
24
|
Mizoram
|
143
|
|
25
|
Nagaland
|
105
|
|
26
|
Odisha
|
1294
|
|
27
|
Puducherry
|
243
|
|
28
|
Punjab
|
4463
|
|
29
|
Rajasthan
|
4043
|
|
30
|
Sikkim
|
107
|
|
31
|
Tamil Nadu
|
6981
|
|
32
|
Telangana
|
3796
|
|
33
|
Tripura
|
352
|
|
34
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
12418
|
|
35
|
Uttarakhand
|
638
|
|
36
|
West Bengal
|
7630
|
|
|
Total
|
89114
|
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