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.