Lok Sabha Question No. 3567 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-08
Subject: Identification of Manual Scavengers
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: VINCENT H PALA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3567 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2017

## IDENTIFICATION OF MANUAL SCAVENGERS

## 3567. SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:

## Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  identification  of  manual  scavengers  as  per  the  Prohibition  of  Employment  as  Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 remains very slow or un-implemented across the country;
- (b) if so, the status of survey for identification of manual scavengers along with the reasons for the delay in concluding the survey, State-wise;
- (c) the action taken by the Government for accurate and expeditious identification of manual scavengers in various States;
- (d) whether the identified manual scavengers in different States have been rehabilitated and if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
- (e) the number of partially rehabilitated and un-rehabilitated manual scavengers in the country, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## (SHRI RAMDAS ATHAWALE)

- (a)  and(b):  Since  the  coming  into  force  of  'Prohibition  of  Employment  as  Manual  Scavengers  and  their Rehabilitation  Act,  2013'  (MS  Act,  2013)  only    13,368  manual  scavengers  have  been  identified  upto 02.08.2017 by 13 States. State-wise details are at Annexure-I.
- (c):  Detailed  guidelines  for  the  survey  of  manual  scavengers  have  been  provided  in  the  'Prohibition  of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Rules, 2013 (MS Rules, 2013)' framed under MS  Act,  2013.  In  addition,  village  level  details  of  insanitary  latrines  as  reported  in  Census-2011  and household-wise details of manual scavengers as reported in Socio-Economic and Caste Census 2011 have been provided to the State Governments and Union Territory Administrations to facilitate identification of all the persons engaged in manual scavenging.
- (d)  and  (e):  Ministry  of  Social  Justice  &  Empowerment  is  implementing  Self  Employment  Scheme  for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers (SRMS) under which the identified manual scavengers are provided the following benefits:
- (i) Onetime cash assistance of Rs.40000/- to the identified manual scavenger.
- (ii) Skill Development Training with Stipend of Rs.3000/- per month for the training period upto two years or less for the identified manual scavenger/dependent family member.
- (iii) Loans upto Rs. 15 lakh for income generating activities with capital subsidy upto Rs. 3,25,000/- are provided  to  the  identified  manual  scavenger/dependent  family  members  at  concessional  rate  of interest  of  5%  per  annum  (4%  for  women)  for  projects  upto  Rs.25000/-  and  at  the  rate  of  6%  per annum for projects above Rs.25000/-.

State-wise  details  of  the  rehabilitation  benefits  provided  to  the  identified  manual  scavengers  and  their dependents upto 30.06.2017 are at Annexure-II.

Annexure-I referred in reply to Part (a) and (b) of  Lok Sabha unstarred Question No. 3567 for answer on 08.08.2017 regarding  Identification of Manual Scavengers

| S.NO.   | State          |   Number of Manual Scavengers reported |
|---------|----------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh |                                     78 |
| 2       | Assam          |                                    154 |
| 3       | Bihar          |                                    137 |
| 4       | Chhattisgarh   |                                      3 |
| 5       | Karnataka      |                                    726 |
| 6       | Madhya Pradesh |                                     36 |
| 7       | Odisha         |                                    237 |
| 8       | Punjab         |                                     91 |
| 9       | Rajasthan      |                                    322 |
| 10      | Tamil Nadu     |                                    363 |
| 11      | Uttar Pradesh  |                                  10980 |
| 12      | Uttarakhand    |                                    137 |
| 13      | West Bengal    |                                    104 |
|         | Total          |                                  13368 |

ANNEXURE-II

Annexure-II  referred in reply to Part (d) and (e) of  Lok  Sabha unstarred Question No. 3567 for answer on 08.08.2017 regarding Identification of  Manual Scavengers.

Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers under Self Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers.

Number of Beneficiaries

| Sl. No.   | Name of State/Union Territory   | Provided onetime cash assistance   | Self Employment Projects Sanctioned (Manual Scavengers and their dependents)   | Capital Subsidy Provided   | Skill Development Training (Manual Scavengers and their dependents)   | Skill Development Training (Manual Scavengers and their dependents)   |
|-----------|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of State/Union Territory   | Provided onetime cash assistance   | Self Employment Projects Sanctioned (Manual Scavengers and their dependents)   | Capital Subsidy Provided   | Training Completed                                                    | Undergoing training                                                   |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                  | 53                                 | 0                                                                              | 0                          | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
| 2         | Assam                           | 147                                | 0                                                                              | 0                          | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
| 3         | Bihar                           | 131                                | 0                                                                              | 0                          | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh*                   | 3                                  | 0                                                                              | 0                          | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
| 5         | Karnataka                       | 390                                | 224                                                                            | 190                        | 143                                                                   | 0                                                                     |
| 6         | Madhya Pradesh*                 | 36                                 | 0                                                                              | 0                          | 18                                                                    | 0                                                                     |
| 7         | Odisha                          | 222                                | 124                                                                            | 83                         | 50                                                                    | 0                                                                     |
| 8         | Punjab                          | 89                                 | 35                                                                             | 35                         | 27                                                                    | 0                                                                     |
| 9         | Rajasthan                       | 318                                | 0                                                                              | 0                          | 24                                                                    | 0                                                                     |
| 10        | Tamil Nadu                      | 291                                | 0                                                                              | 0                          | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
| 11        | Uttar Pradesh                   | 10514                              | 682                                                                            | 186                        | 2446                                                                  | 1606                                                                  |
| 12        | Uttarakhand                     | 135                                | 71                                                                             | 71                         | 116                                                                   | 0                                                                     |
| 13        | West Bengal                     | 95                                 | 97                                                                             | 97                         | 97                                                                    | 0                                                                     |
|           |                                 | 12424                              | 1233                                                                           | 662                        | 2921                                                                  | 1606                                                                  |