%20(500%20%C3%97%20280%20px)%20(500%20x%20300%20px)%20(21).png "India launched Nationwide Digital Application for waste pickers under Namaste scheme")
Key Highlights:
a) Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
b) NAMASTE Scheme
c) National Urban Livelihood Mission
d) Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana
- The app aims to profile 2.5 lakh waste pickers, providing them with formal identity, social protection, and skill development.
- Waste pickers will receive occupational ID cards, health insurance under Ayushman Bharat, PPE kits, and capital subsidies.
- The initiative strengthens waste picker collectives, enabling them to manage 750 Dry Waste Collection Centers (DWCCs).
- The NAMASTE Scheme, launched in July 2023, was expanded in June 2024 to include waste pickers, integrating them into formal urban systems.
Question:
Q.1 The Waste Picker Enumeration App was launched under which scheme?a) Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
b) NAMASTE Scheme
c) National Urban Livelihood Mission
d) Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana
Answer: b) The initiative is a part of the NAMASTE (National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem) Scheme, which was expanded in June 2024 to include waste pickers.
