A Success Story under NAMASTE

The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment highlights a success story under the Swachhta Udyami Yojana (SUY) of the NAMASTE scheme, detailing how four sanitation workers in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, transitioned into mechanised service entrepreneurs. Facing high costs for modern equipment individually, the beneficiaries attended an awareness camp organised by the Nellore Municipal Corporation. Through a total project cost of Rs 35.85 lakh—comprising a Rs 21.89 lakh bank loan and a Rs 13.96 lakh capital subsidy—they procured a Mini Jetting Machine. The Nellore Municipal Corporation engaged their equipment on a long-term basis with monthly hiring charges, enabling each member to earn approximately Rs 37,000 per month after operational expenses, thereby enhancing their livelihoods, financial independence, and occupational safety.