India, Feb. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

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

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)

Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.