‘Waste to Wealth’ fellowships

Waste to Wealth Mission is one of the nine national missions of the Prime Minister’s Science, Technology, and Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC). Principal Scientific Adviser K. VijayRaghavan, has announced the launch the “Swachhta Saarthi Fellowship” to recognize students, community workers/self-help groups, and municipal/sanitary workers engaged in tackling the enormous challenge of waste management, scientifically and sustainably. The fellowship is to empower young innovators engaged in community work of waste management/awareness campaigns/waste surveys/studies, etc. as Swachhta Saarthis and implement actions to reduce waste for a greener planet in cities and rural areas. It will target the very grassroots of community participation and recognise efforts made by citizens to make India a zero-waste nation, he said.