Governor Varma Launches Waste Pickers’ Health Camp as Part of TB Mukt Mumbai

Governor Jishnu Dev Varma launched a free health check-up and TB awareness camp for women waste pickers on July 7 in Chembur, Mumbai, as part of the ‘TB Mukt Mumbai’ campaign.

The camp, held at the Fine Arts Cultural Centre, was launched alongside the NAMASTE Scheme by Maharashtra Lok Bhavan in association with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

At the event, the Governor and film star Jackie Shroff distributed Ayushman Bharat Health Cards and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits to the women waste pickers in attendance.

Sushila Sable, Vice President of the International Alliance of Waste Pickers, and Asha Marathe, Corporator and Chairperson of the Ward Committee, attended the launch.

BMC’s Additional Municipal Commissioners, Prajakta Lavangare Verma and Dr. Vipin Sharma, were present, as was Dr. Kiran Dighavkar, Deputy Municipal Commissioner for Solid Waste Management.

Jyoti Mhapsekar, Dr. Prashant Narnaware, Secretary to the Governor, and women waste pickers from the Deonar area also attended the event.