Q20 · UPSC current affairs · 18 September 2026 · PIB · NAMASTE Scheme

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The acronym 'NAMASTE' in the context of government welfare schemes stands for:

A National Agriculture and Mechanised Sanitation Technology Enterprise
B National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem
C New Age Municipal Administration and Sanitation Technology Extension
D National Approach for Manual Scavengers Transformation and Employment

Correct answer: (b) National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem

Explanation

Option B is correct because NAMASTE stands for National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem. The other options are incorrect expansions of the acronym.

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