Lok Sabha Question No. 112 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-11
Subject: Curb on Manual Scavenging
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: GANESH SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  112 TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 11, 2018

## CURB ON MANUAL SCAVENGING

## 112.  SHRI GANESH SINGH:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware of deaths due to cleaning of septic tanks in the country;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  compensation paid in case of
- such deaths, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has been successful in curbing manual scavenging  under  the  Atal  Mission  for  Rejuvenation  and  Urban
- Transformation and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF

## THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a) & (b):Hon'ble Supreme Court in its judgment dated 27.03.2014 in CWP No. 583/2003 SafaiKaramchariAndolan Vs. Union of India and Others had directed the States and Union Territories to identify all pay compensation  of  Rs.  10  lakh  each  to  the  family  members  of  the victims.  State-wise  details  of  cases  identified  and  compensation paid  as  per  the  information  received  form  the  States/UTs  upto the cases of sewerage related death since 1993 and 30.11.2018is tabulated as follows:

| SI. No.   | State         | Number of cases identified / reported   | Compensation paid                     | Compensation paid    |
|-----------|---------------|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|----------------------|
|           |               |                                         | Full Compensation of Rs. 10 lakh each | Partial compensation |
| 1         | Tamil Nadu    | 144                                     | 141                                   | 0                    |
| 2         | Telangana     | 2                                       | 2                                     | 0                    |
| 3         | Punjab        | 32                                      | 32                                    | 0                    |
| 4         | Karnataka     | 62                                      | 16                                    | 8                    |
| 5         | Haryana       | 5                                       | 3                                     | 0                    |
| 6         | Kerala        | 12                                      | 0                                     | 2                    |
| 7         | Rajasthan     | 7                                       | 3                                     | 2                    |
| 8         | Uttar Pradesh | 52                                      | 1                                     | 35                   |
| 9         | Delhi         | 15                                      | 12                                    | 0                    |
|           | Total         | 331                                     | 210                                   | 47                   |

(c)  &  (d):  Atal  Mission  for  Rejuvenation  and  Urban  Transformation (AMRUT) was launched on 25 June 2015 with focus of water supply, sewerage  &septage  management,  storm  water  drainage,  parks  & green  space  and  non-motorized  urban  transport  in  500  Mission cities.

Under AMRUT Mission, individual projects are selected, appraised, approved  and  implemented  by  the  concerned  State  Government. The Ministry only approves State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) and releases Central Assistance (CA) as per the Mission guidelines.

SAAPs for the entire Mission period have been approved for all the States/UTs for Rs. 77,640 crore, including the Central Assistance of Rs.  35,990  crore.  Against  the  total  plan  size  of  Rs.77,640  crore, Rs.32,456 crore has been allocated to sewerage &septage projects.

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