Nationwide Digital Application for Profiling Waste Pickers

On the occasion of World Environment Day 2025 (5th June), the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJE) reaffirmed its commitment to environmental justice and worker dignity, by launching a Nationwide Digital Application - Waste Picker Enumeration App - for profiling Waste Pickers under the National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE) Scheme, in New Delhi.

Key Points

  • With the inclusion of Waste Pickers, NAMASTE now aims to enumerate 2.5 lakh individuals, offering them formal identity, social protection, skill development, and collective empowerment.
  • The expanded NAMASTE Scheme seeks to profile:
    • Issue occupational photo ID cards to Waste Pickers
    • Provide health insurance under ....
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