WORKERS UNDER NAMASTE

Posted On: 17 MAR 2026 4:17PM by PIB Delhi 89,114 Sewer and Septic Tank Workers (SSWs) have been validated under the NAMASTE scheme, as on 31.12.2025. State-wise details are at Annexure . Details regarding average increase in income of sanitation workers following the implementation of mechanised sanitation initiatives is not maintained. 73,864 SSWs are covered under Ayushman Bharat &ndash; PradhanMantri Jan ArogyaYojana (AB-PMJAY), State's Health Schemes and NAMASTE scheme which is 82.88% of the total number of SSWs validated as on 31.12.2025. No measurable indicators have so far been identified to show enhanced efficiency or productivity due to mechanisation. Annexure Annexure referred in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4091 for answer on 17.03.2026 regarding Workers under NAMASTE. State -wise detail of validated Sewer and Septic Tank Workers (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 This information is given by the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment,Shri Ramdas Athawale, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today. ***** KV/HK (Release ID: 2241241) Visitor Counter : 464 Read this release in: Urdu , हिन्दी Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment WORKERS UNDER NAMASTE Posted On: 17 MAR 2026 4:17PM by PIB Delhi 89,114 Sewer and Septic Tank Workers (SSWs) have been validated under the NAMASTE scheme, as on 31.12.2025. State-wise details are at Annexure . Details regarding average increase in income of sanitation workers following the implementation of mechanised sanitation initiatives is not maintained. 73,864 SSWs are covered under Ayushman Bharat &ndash; PradhanMantri Jan ArogyaYojana (AB-PMJAY), State's Health Schemes and NAMASTE scheme which is 82.88% of the total number of SSWs validated as on 31.12.2025. No measurable indicators have so far been identified to show enhanced efficiency or productivity due to mechanisation. Annexure Annexure referred in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4091 for answer on 17.03.2026 regarding Workers under NAMASTE. State -wise detail of validated Sewer and Septic Tank Workers (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 This information is given by the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment,Shri Ramdas Athawale, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today. ***** KV/HK (Release ID: 2241241) <img src='https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/userfiles/socialmedianew/linkedin.png' alt='Share on linkedi