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Key Points

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90,186 sewer and septic‑tank workers were validated under the program.

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86,468 men, 3,713 women and five transgender workers received assistance.

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More than 87,000 personal protective equipment kits and 753 safety‑equipment sets were delivered.

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5,449 training programmes and 1,841 workshops were conducted for workers.

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983 waste‑picker beneficiaries received financial help of about 34 million Indian rupees.

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Summary

It gives them safety equipment, health‑insurance registration, training and money to buy machines.

By September, more than 90,000 workers, including men, women and transgender people, have been registered.

The program also helps waste pickers, with over 250,000 of them profiled.

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New Words to Learn

7 words
mechanized
using machines to do work instead of only hands
occupational
relating to a person's job
insurance
a service that helps pay for medical costs
electronic identity verification
checking someone's identity using computers
subsidy
money given by the government to help pay for something
profiling
collecting information about a group of people
ecosystem
a system where many parts work together
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