Lok Sabha Question No. 1607 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-11
Subject: Eradication of Manual Scavenging
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Anil Firojiya, Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya, Lallu Singh

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1607 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2020

## ERADICATION OF MANUAL SCAVENGING

1607. SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA: SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA: SHRI LALLU SINGH:

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

- (a) whether the target for eradicating manual scavenging is likely to be achieved by 2019 or it would be carried forward:
- (b) if so. the details thereof:
- (c) whether the ineidents of deaths due to manual scavenging have declined:
- (d) if so. the details thereof: and
- the steps taken by the Government to ensure prohibition of employment as manual scavengers under the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act: 20132

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b): Manual scavenging is prohibited under Section 5 of the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act: 2013 (MS Act 2013)" in all the States and Union Territories with effect from 06.12.2013

The persons who were engaged in manual scavenging this date are identified for   their rehabilitation. The Act provides for survey of manual scavengers by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Munieipality in urban areas and CEO of Gram Panchayat in rural areas if have reasons to believe existence of' manual scavengers in the areas  under their jurisdiction. 14.559 manual seavengers have been identified by 13 States from 2013-14 t0 31.01.2020. In addition, a National Survey has also been carried out in 194 districts of 18 States identified on the basis of insanitary latrines. converted into sanitary latrines under Swachh Bharat Mission. 48.345 manual scavengers have been identified under the National survey upto 31.01.2020. Thus a total of 62.904 manual scavengers have been identified since 06.12.2013 upto 31.01.2020. they been no reports regarding death of persons due to manual  scavenging: However. death of persons while cleaning of sewers and tanks. State-wise details of such deaths the last five years are at Annexure: septic during

(e): The main reason for manual scavenging is the existence of insanitary latrines which require manual  eleaning: Under   Swachh Bharat Mission implemented by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation the insanitary latrines have been identified and converted into sanitary latrines to eliminate the need for manual cleaning of toilets In addition. the Act also provides stringent penalties of imprisonment upto 2 years Or fine

Annexure Anneuxre referred in reply to parts (c) to (d) of Lok Sabha unstarred question No. 1607 for answer on 11.02.2020 regarding eradication of manual scavenging

Note "0" means information not received

| S No   | Name of State/UT   | 2015         | 2015         | 2015         | 2016         | 2016         | 2016         | 2017         | 2017         | 2017         | 2018         | 2018        | 2019         | 2019         | 2019         |
|--------|--------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| S No   | Name of State/UT   | of Death No. | Compensation | Compensation | No. of Death | Compensation | Compensation | No. of Death | Compensation | Compensation | No. of Death | Compensatio | No. of Death | Compensation | Compensation |
| S No   | Name of State/UT   | of Death No. | Full         | Partly       |              | Full         | Partly       |              | Full         | Partly       |              | Full        |              | Full         | Partly       |
|        | Andhra Pradesh     |              |              |              |              |              |              |              | 2            |              | 9            |             |              |              |              |
| 2      | Bihar              |              |              |              |              |              |              | 6            |              |              | 6            |             |              |              |              |
| 3      | Chhatisgarh        |              |              |              |              |              |              |              |              |              |              |             |              |              |              |
|        | Chandigarh         |              |              |              |              |              |              | 3            | 3            |              |              |             |              |              |              |
| 5      | Delhi              | 2            | 2            |              | 1            |              |              | 13           | 12           |              | 10           | 10          | 8            | 8            | 0            |
|        | Goa                | 0            | 0            |              | 2            |              | 2            | 0            | 0            |              | 0            | 0           | 0            | 0            | 0            |
|        | Gujarat            | 7            | 0            |              | 7            |              |              | 7            | 3            |              | 2            | 1           | 16           | 2            | 11           |
| 8      | Haryana            | 4            | 4            |              |              |              |              | 11           | 11           |              | 6            | 3           | 14           | 6            | 0            |
|        | Kerla              |              |              |              |              |              |              | 1            | 1            |              |              |             |              |              |              |
| 10     | Karnataka          | 14           | 13           |              | 9            | 9            |              | 4            | 4            |              | 1            |             |              |              |              |
| 11     | Maharashtra        | 0            | 0            |              | 2            | 0            |              | 4            | 0            |              | 7            | 2           | 17           |              |              |
| 12     | Punjab             |              |              |              | 2            | 2            |              | 4            | 0            |              | 2            | 0           | 3            | 3            |              |
| 13     | Rajasthan          | 11           | 2            | 6            | 5            | 2            | 3            | 6            | 4            |              | 2            | 0           | 5            |              |              |
| 14     | Tamil Nadu         | 8            | 7            |              | 10           | 10           |              | 7            |              |              | 9            | 8           | 15           | 10           |              |
| 15     | Talengana          |              | 0            | 0            | 2            | 0            | 2            |              |              |              | 2            | 2           | 0            |              |              |
| 16     | Tripura            |              |              |              | 2            | 0            | 2            |              |              |              |              |             |              |              |              |
| 17     | Uttar Pradesh      | 10           |              | 8            | 3            | 2            | 0            | 18           |              | 5            | 11           | 5           | 21           | 8            | 10           |
| 18     | West Bengal        |              |              |              |              |              |              |              | 7            |              | 0            | 0           | 2            | 0            | 0            |
|        | Total              | 57           | 28           | 21           | 48           | 27           | 11           |              | 61           | 13           | 68           | 40          | 110          | 44           | 21           |

## Nil Report Received

| S No   | Name State/UT Arunachal Pradesh   |
|--------|-----------------------------------|
| 2      | Assam                             |
| 3      | Odisha                            |
| 4      | Jharkhand                         |
| 5      | Mizoram                           |
|        | Manipur                           |
|        | Nagaland                          |
|        | Sikkim Dadar and Nagar            |
|        | Haveli                            |
| 10     | Pondicherry                       |
| 11     | Lakshadweep                       |
| 12     | Meghalaya                         |
| 13     | A&N Islands                       |