February 2025

National Commission for Safai Karmacharis extended for 3 years

Cabinet approves extension of the tenure of National Commission for Safai Karmacharis for three years beyond 31.03.2025 i.e. up to 31.03.2028
The total financial implication for the extension for three years of the NCSK would be approximately ₹50.91 crore.
It would help facilitate the socio-economic upliftment of sanitation workers, improve working conditions in the sanitation sector, and aim to achieve zero fatalities while performing hazardous cleaning.

NAMASTE scheme

Govt. has formulated the NAMASTE scheme (National Action for Mechanized Sanitation Ecosystem) for cleaning sewers, and septic tanks (to be implemented from 2022 to 2026)
Aim: It aims to achieve outcomes like zero fatalities in sanitation work in India, no sanitation workers come in direct contact with human faecal matter and all Sewer and Septic tank sanitation workers have access to alternative livelihoods.
Nodal Ministries : Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, 05. Ministries of India/Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
It will replace the previous scheme: Self Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers.

Note: There is also NAMASTE Portal (under the Ministry of Ayush) to standardize the various terms and technologies used in alternative medicines.

Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission

Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission is developing rural areas with the city-like facilities by provisioning of economic, social and physical infrastructure facilities since 2016.
300 rurban clusters identified in rural India covering 34 states and UTs
A rurban cluster is a cluster of geographically contiguous village with a population of
- 25,000 to 50,000 in plain and coastal areas
- 5,000 to 15,000 in desert, hilly or tribal areas

March 2025

Rashtriya Karmayogi Jan Seva Programme

The Department of Social Justice and Empowerment inaugurated the first batch of Rashtriya Karmayogi Jan Seva programme.

The initiative launched by the Capacity Building Commission, aims at fostering a stronger sense of Seva bhav among government officials.

Citizen interaction is at the heart of the governance.

The programme features 4 short training sessions.

Capacity Building Commission

It was established in 2021. It is a three-member Commission, supported by an internal Secretariat headed by a Secretary. Members have been appointed from diverse backgrounds such as private sector, academia, public sector, and civil society. The Commission’s focus is on driving stand harmonisation across the public sector learning and development landscape