Cleanliness fits into the category of healthcare that is precautionary. Good hygiene encompasses cleaning up, gutter cleaning, and the disposal of trash, sludge, and animal carcasses. Prevention is always preferable to treatment, so improving overall hygiene in populated regions of metropolitan areas can be beneficial. All these are carried out by sanitation workers. These scavengers should also be given fair treatment like other employees. Inequality and ostracising in the workplace and in their personal circle highlight the fact that more welfare measures must be taken for rights-based advancement. The standard of living will undoubtedly improve when sanitary employees receive necessary precautions, frequent health checkups, use machines instead of human hands in the cleaning process, and are educated about the welfare schemes of governments. Governmental and nongovernmental NGOs must show interest in the service and development of these scavengers. The present study highlights these issues.

Sanitation Workers, Socio-Economic, Psychological Conditions