Lok Sabha Question No. 3128 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-12
Subject: Death of Sanitation Workers
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Joshi

## OLH GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOk SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3128 TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 12, 2020

## DEATH OF SANITATION WORKERS

SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of labourers died while working in the sewer line and
- septic tanks during the last three years;
- (b) the details of such accidents and deaths, Statewise;
- (c) the detail of the facilities being provided to the labourers and the parameters being applied during the cleaning of sewer line and septic tanks; and
- (d) the details of action taken on these types of accidents?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) and (b) State-wise details of deaths while cleaning sewers and septic the last three years and current year, as reported by the States and Union Territories (UTs) to National
- Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK), are at Annexure-I.
- (c) Facilities provided to the labourers and safety parameters being applied during cleaning of sewer lines and septic tanks are as under :

- Under the (Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation (PEMs&R) Rules, 2013, obligation has been imposed on the Employer to provide safety gear and safety devices, cleaning devices towards employees who are engaged in cleaning of sewer or septic tanks. Employer has to ensure that the assigned person has life insurance policy of at least ten lakh Rupees and the premium for which shall be by the employer. These Rules are to be complied by all the employers who engage persons for cleaning of sewers and septic tanks. paid
- National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation (NSKFDC) organized 500 workshops in municipalities on safe cleaning of sewers and septic tanks and also create awareness about the provisions of PEMS&R Act and Rules, 2013 regarding employer's obligations to provide safety gearlequipment and ensure safety precautions:
- NSKFDC is also implementing a scheme, Swachhta Udyami Yojana under which Ioan up to Rs: 50 lakh is provided to the municipalities for purchase of equipmentIvehicles for mechanized cleaning of sewers and septic tanks:
- (d) State wise details of action taken on sewer death accidents of sanitation workers since 1993 to 31.01.2020 as by
- States to NCSK are at Annexure-II:

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ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY To PART (A) AND (B) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3128 FOR 12.03.2020 REGARDING SDEATH OF SANITATION WORKERS" .

| Year-wise and State-wise Sewer deaths during last three years and current year   | Year-wise and State-wise Sewer deaths during last three years and current year   | Year-wise and State-wise Sewer deaths during last three years and current year   | Year-wise and State-wise Sewer deaths during last three years and current year   | Year-wise and State-wise Sewer deaths during last three years and current year   | Year-wise and State-wise Sewer deaths during last three years and current year   | Year-wise and State-wise Sewer deaths during last three years and current year   |
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| SI. No.                                                                          | Name of StatelUt                                                                 | Number of Sewer Deaths in                                                        | Number of Sewer Deaths in                                                        | Number of Sewer Deaths in                                                        | Number of Sewer Deaths in                                                        | Number of Sewer Deaths in                                                        |
|                                                                                  |                                                                                  | 2016                                                                             | 2017                                                                             | 2018                                                                             | 2019 (up to 06 November 2019)                                                    | Total                                                                            |
|                                                                                  | Andhra Pradesh                                                                   | 3                                                                                | 2                                                                                | 9                                                                                | 2                                                                                | 16                                                                               |
| 2                                                                                | Bihar                                                                            |                                                                                  | 6                                                                                |                                                                                  |                                                                                  |                                                                                  |
| 3                                                                                | Chhatisgarh                                                                      |                                                                                  | 0                                                                                |                                                                                  |                                                                                  |                                                                                  |
|                                                                                  | Chandigah                                                                        |                                                                                  | 3                                                                                |                                                                                  |                                                                                  | 3                                                                                |
| 5                                                                                | Delhi                                                                            |                                                                                  | 13                                                                               | 10                                                                               |                                                                                  | 30                                                                               |
| 6                                                                                | Goa                                                                              | 2                                                                                | 0                                                                                |                                                                                  |                                                                                  | 2                                                                                |
| 7                                                                                | Gujarat                                                                          | 7                                                                                | 7                                                                                | 2                                                                                | 14                                                                               | 30                                                                               |
|                                                                                  | Haryana                                                                          |                                                                                  | 11                                                                               | 6                                                                                | 14                                                                               | 31                                                                               |
| 9                                                                                | Kerala                                                                           | 2                                                                                |                                                                                  |                                                                                  | 0                                                                                | 3                                                                                |
| 10                                                                               | Karnataka                                                                        | 9                                                                                | 4                                                                                |                                                                                  | 3                                                                                | 17                                                                               |
| 11                                                                               | Madhya Pradesh                                                                   | 2                                                                                |                                                                                  |                                                                                  | 0                                                                                | 2                                                                                |
| 12                                                                               | Maharashtra                                                                      | 4                                                                                | 4                                                                                | 7                                                                                | 12                                                                               | 27                                                                               |
| 13                                                                               | Punjab                                                                           |                                                                                  | 4                                                                                | 2                                                                                | 3                                                                                | 11                                                                               |
| 14                                                                               | Rajasthan                                                                        | 5                                                                                | 6                                                                                | 2                                                                                | 4                                                                                | 17                                                                               |
| 15                                                                               | Tamil Nadu                                                                       | 10                                                                               |                                                                                  | 9                                                                                | 14                                                                               | 40                                                                               |
| 16                                                                               | Tripura                                                                          | 2                                                                                |                                                                                  |                                                                                  |                                                                                  | 2                                                                                |
| 17                                                                               | Telangana                                                                        |                                                                                  |                                                                                  | 2                                                                                |                                                                                  | 2                                                                                |
|                                                                                  | Uttar Pradesh                                                                    |                                                                                  | 8                                                                                | 9                                                                                |                                                                                  | 27                                                                               |
| 19                                                                               | West Bengal                                                                      |                                                                                  | 7                                                                                |                                                                                  | 2                                                                                | 9                                                                                |
|                                                                                  | Grand total=                                                                     | 50                                                                               | 83                                                                               | 66                                                                               | 83                                                                               | 282                                                                              |

ANNEXURE-II REFERRED TO IN REPLY PART (D) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3128 FOR 12.03.2020 REGARDING SDEATH OF SANITATION WORKERS".

| State-wise details of action taken on cases Of death while cleaning sewers and septic tanks since 1993 up to 31.01.2020 and compensation paid to the families as   | State-wise details of action taken on cases Of death while cleaning sewers and septic tanks since 1993 up to 31.01.2020 and compensation paid to the families as   | State-wise details of action taken on cases Of death while cleaning sewers and septic tanks since 1993 up to 31.01.2020 and compensation paid to the families as   | State-wise details of action taken on cases Of death while cleaning sewers and septic tanks since 1993 up to 31.01.2020 and compensation paid to the families as   | State-wise details of action taken on cases Of death while cleaning sewers and septic tanks since 1993 up to 31.01.2020 and compensation paid to the families as   | State-wise details of action taken on cases Of death while cleaning sewers and septic tanks since 1993 up to 31.01.2020 and compensation paid to the families as   | State-wise details of action taken on cases Of death while cleaning sewers and septic tanks since 1993 up to 31.01.2020 and compensation paid to the families as   | State-wise details of action taken on cases Of death while cleaning sewers and septic tanks since 1993 up to 31.01.2020 and compensation paid to the families as   |
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| S No                                                                                                                                                               | Name of StatelUt                                                                                                                                                   | Total Number of sewer deaths                                                                                                                                       | Status of payment of compensation in terms of Supreme Court Judgment dated 27.03.2014                                                                              | Status of payment of compensation in terms of Supreme Court Judgment dated 27.03.2014                                                                              | Status of payment of compensation in terms of Supreme Court Judgment dated 27.03.2014                                                                              | Status of payment of compensation in terms of Supreme Court Judgment dated 27.03.2014                                                                              | Status of payment of compensation in terms of Supreme Court Judgment dated 27.03.2014                                                                              |
|                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                    | Rs. 10 Lakh                                                                                                                                                        | Less than Rs.10 Lakh                                                                                                                                               | FIR lodged                                                                                                                                                         | No Paymentl payment not yet confirmed                                                                                                                              | Legal heir not traceable                                                                                                                                           |
|                                                                                                                                                                    | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                     | 23                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                    | 22                                                                                                                                                                 | 7                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                  | Bihar                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                                                  | 6                                                                                                                                                                  | 6                                                                                                                                                                  | 6                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                  | Chhatisgarh_                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                                                  | 5                                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                  | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                    | 3                                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                  | Delhi                                                                                                                                                              | 89                                                                                                                                                                 | 48                                                                                                                                                                 | 25                                                                                                                                                                 | 46                                                                                                                                                                 | 16                                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                  | Goa                                                                                                                                                                | 6                                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                                  | 6                                                                                                                                                                  | 6                                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                  | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                            | 161                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                    | 44                                                                                                                                                                 | 125                                                                                                                                                                | 32                                                                                                                                                                 | 30                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                  | Haryana                                                                                                                                                            | 73                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                    | 12                                                                                                                                                                 | 23                                                                                                                                                                 | 6                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                  | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                          | 78                                                                                                                                                                 | 77                                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                                  | 66                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                 | Kerala                                                                                                                                                             | 13                                                                                                                                                                 | 13                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                    | 8                                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                 | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                        | 32                                                                                                                                                                 | 2                                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                                  | 20                                                                                                                                                                 | 30                                                                                                                                                                 | 3                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                 | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                     | 10                                                                                                                                                                 | 7                                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                                  | 5                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                 | Punjab                                                                                                                                                             | 36                                                                                                                                                                 | 28                                                                                                                                                                 | 4                                                                                                                                                                  | 4                                                                                                                                                                  | 4                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                 | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                          | 41                                                                                                                                                                 | 6                                                                                                                                                                  | 17                                                                                                                                                                 | 25                                                                                                                                                                 | 18                                                                                                                                                                 | 8                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                 | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                         | 206                                                                                                                                                                | 190                                                                                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                                                                                  | 28                                                                                                                                                                 | 9                                                                                                                                                                  | 6                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                 | Telangana_                                                                                                                                                         | 6                                                                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                                                                  | 5                                                                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                 | Tripura                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                 | Uttrakhand                                                                                                                                                         | 6                                                                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                                                                  | 3                                                                                                                                                                  | 3                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                 | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                      | 103                                                                                                                                                                | 44                                                                                                                                                                 | 35                                                                                                                                                                 | 21                                                                                                                                                                 | 24                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                 | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                        | 19                                                                                                                                                                 | 14                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                                                  | 4                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                    |
|                                                                                                                                                                    | Total                                                                                                                                                              | 920                                                                                                                                                                | 558                                                                                                                                                                | 161                                                                                                                                                                | 420                                                                                                                                                                | 164                                                                                                                                                                | 37                                                                                                                                                                 |