India, Sept. 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
For 25 years, Ms Komaragiri Ankamma has worked as a waste picker in Guntur, earning a modest income while supporting her family.
Assistance under the Swachhta Udyami Yojana (SUY) has helped her improve her livelihood and build greater financial security.
Ms. Ankamma, 45, is a member of the Scheduled Tribe community. She began accompanying her parents in waste-picking work as a child because her family could not afford her education. Limited income, difficult living conditions and social exclusion made it hard for her family to meet household needs or save for emergencies.
Working six days a week, Ms. Ankamma earned approximately Rs. 150-200 a day from waste picking. She ho...