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National award for rag pickers
National Award For Rag Pickers. Now, rag pickers\' services will be recognised by the government which has decided to give National Award for their contribution to keep India clean.
New Delhi: Now, rag pickers' services will be recognised by the government which has decided to give National Award for their contribution to keep India clean. "There are millions of rag pickers in the country. This informal sector has saved the country. They are doing a good job and I have decided to recognise their efforts. We will grant national award," Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said at an event on waste management in Delhi. The national award, with a cash prize of Rs 1.5 lakh, will be given to three best rag pickers and three associations involved in innovation of best practices, he added.
Stating that rag pickers are helping to some extent in handling waste, the Minister pitched for setting up of a credible agency like Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) that can guide municipal bodies to take measures to address waste management in a scientific way.
"At present, agencies that handle solid waste are working on contractual basis and this has failed miserably. Handling waste cannot always be a profitable business. We have suggested that the Urban Ministry build a credible agency like DMRC that can give scientific guidance," he said. The Minister also mentioned that there are adequate funds for waste management. "What is lacking is scientific guidance to handle different kinds of waste," he said.
Expressing concern over the large quantity of untreated waste and sewage in the country, Javadekar said that current rules have been revised to ensure every village of over 5,000 population has a waste treatment plant.
