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 – 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.

 

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