Odisha Launches ‘GARIMA’ Scheme For Sanitation Workers
- The Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik launched a new scheme named ‘GARIMA’ which aims to ensure the economic safety and social dignity of core sanitation workers in the state.
- Initially, the state government has allocated a corpus fund of Rs 50 crore for the scheme.
- GARIMA Scheme will be implemented by state Housing and Urban Development department in all the 114 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) of Odisha.
- Around 20,000 core sanitation workers and their families with about one lakh population will benefit from the scheme.