Lok Sabha Question No. 2027 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-03
Subject: Manual Scavenging
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Anantkumar  Hegde

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2027 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.03.2020

MANUAL SCAVENGING

2027. SHRI ANANTKUMAR HEGDE:

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

- Scawhether the Government has undertaken & national survey to collect the data on "Manual Scavenging"
- (b) if the details thereof; State-wise; SO,
- manual scavenging and tackle any violation of the rule strictly; and
- (d) if the details thereof? SO,

## ANSWER

## MINISTER STATE OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI RAMDAS ATHAWALE)

(a): A National   Survey of manual  scavengers was   undertaken 2018-19 identified in 194 districts of 18 States in association with the representatives of Social Organizations and Nodal officers appointed by the State Government to identify the manual scavengers. during

- (b)State-wise details of the manual   scavengers   identified in the National 14.02.2020 are at Annexure: upto Survey
- (c) and (d):  Manual   scavenging is   prohibited under Section 5 of the  "Prohibition the States and Union Territories with effect from 06.12.2013, the date of \_ into force of the Act: Under Scction 6 of the MS Act; 2013 any contract; agreement or other instrument entered into or executed before the above date, engaging or employing persons   for the purpose of manual scavenging shall, on the above be terminated and such contract;, agreement or   other  instrument shall be void and  inoperative. Whoever contravenes the provisions of section 5 or  section 6 shall for the first contravention be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees or with both,  and for any subsequent contravention with which may extend to two years or with fine which may extend to One lakh imprisonment rupees, or with coming date,

Annexure referred in reply to Part (b) of Lok Sabha unstarrcd Question No. 2027 for answer on 03.03.2020 regarding manual scavenging:

## State-wise details of the manual scavengers identified in the National Survey upto 14.02.2020

|    | Name of Statc UT   | As per National Survey 2018   |
|----|--------------------|-------------------------------|
|    | Andhra Pradesh     | 1982                          |
| 2  | Assam              | 2988                          |
| 3  | Bihar              |                               |
|    | Chhattisgarh       |                               |
| 5  | Gujarat            | 108                           |
|    | Jharkhand          | 281                           |
|    | Jammu and Kashmir  |                               |
|    | Karnataka          | 1912                          |
|    | Kerala             | 600                           |
|    | Madhya Pradesh     | 524                           |
|    | Maharashtra        | 7378                          |
| 12 | Odisha             |                               |
| 13 | Punjab             | 142                           |
| 14 | Rajasthan          | 2534                          |
| 15 | Tamilnadu          | 62                            |
| 16 | Uttar Pradesh      | 23070                         |
| 17 | Uttarakhand        | 6033                          |
| 18 | West Bengal        | 637                           |
|    | Total              | 48251                         |