NAMASTE Day Celebrations in Lucknow: Empowering Sanitation Workers
On 'NAMASTE Day', Union Minister Shri B.L. Verma launched a helpline for waste pickers and distributed PPE kits and Ayushman cards to Sewer and Septic Tank Workers (SSWs) in Lucknow. The event highlighted the government's commitment to dignity for marginalized workers and introduced an AR/VR training module for occupational safety. The NAMASTE scheme aims to mechanize sanitation work, ensuring safety and respect for sanitation workers, with significant profiling and support provided to SSWs.
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