CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -What is the NAMASTE Scheme? About: It was launched in 2022 as a Central Sector Scheme. The scheme is being undertaken jointly by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment (MoSJE) and aims to eradicate unsafe sewer and septic tank cleaning practices.

Detailed explanation-2: -National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE) is an initiative to ensure the safety of sanitation workers. The Scheme has been approved with an outlay of Rs. 360 crore for four years from 2022-23 to 2025-26. The Union Budget 2023-2024 has allocated nearly Rs 100 crore for the NAMASTE Scheme.

Detailed explanation-3: -NAMASTE aims to achieve the following outcomes: Zero fatalities in sanitation work in India. All sanitation work is performed by skilled workers.

Detailed explanation-4: -97.41 crore under NAMASTE. A scheme, National Action for Mechanized Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE) has been formulated. The process of extending the Scheme to all the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) of the country has been initiated.

Detailed explanation-5: -Which Union Ministry is set to launch Poshan Abhiyan for the Elderly? Notes: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment announced that it aims to launch a Poshan Abhiyan for the Elderly. The Gram Panchayats and Urban Municipalities are the implementing agencies of the Scheme.