Lok Sabha Question No. 3784 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-17
Subject: Manual Scavenging
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Kirron  Kher

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

## UNSTARRED) QUESTION NO. 3784 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.03.2020

## MANUAL SCAVENGING

## 3784. SHRIMATI KIRRON KHER:

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

(a) whether the provisions of the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Seavengers and their Rehabilitation Act are implemented across the country: being

(b) the number of deaths caused due to manual scavenging/cleaning of sewers during the last three vears. State/UT-wise:

(c) the number of manual seavengers identified across the country. State/UT-wise and the number of such scavengers rehabilitated so far during the said period:

(d) the finds alloeated and utilized for the rehabilitation of the manual scavengers during the said period. State-wise: and

(e the other   steps taken by the Government for the   rehabilitation of such manual seavengers?

## ANSWER

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

(a): Yes Sir:

(b): There  have been to manual  scavenging: However: State-wise details of persons who have died while cleaning sewers and tanks during the last three vears and current vears as reported by the States and Union Territories (UTs) are at Annexure-[. septic

(e): State-wise details of the number manual scavengers identified and rehabilitation benefits provided to them since 2013-14 upto 29.02.2020 are at Annexure-I.

(d): a Central Sector Seheme. there is no provision under Self Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Seavengers for State-wise allocation of funds. State-wise details of expenditure incurred in providing rehabilitation benelits since 2013-14 upto 29.02.2020 are at Being

## Annexure-M.

(e): Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is also implementing a Scheme titled ~PreMatrie Scholarship scheme to the Children of those engaged in occupations involving cleaning and prone to health hazards Children of   manual scavengers are also   eligible for this scholarship. National Safai Karameharis Finance and Development Corporation implementing various schemes for the welfare of salai karamchairs ineluding manual  scavengers and their dependents.  NSKFDC has organizing health-cum-awareness camps to provide free medical checkup and medieines t0 the manual scavengers and their families. 142 such camps have been organized by NSKFDC during 2017-18 to 2019-20. been

| Anneuxre-| referred in reply to part (b) Lok Sabha unstarred question No. 3784 for answer on 17.03.2020 regarding manual scavenging Information received from States by the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK) about number of sewer deaths and compensation paid from   | Anneuxre-| referred in reply to part (b) Lok Sabha unstarred question No. 3784 for answer on 17.03.2020 regarding manual scavenging Information received from States by the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK) about number of sewer deaths and compensation paid from   | Anneuxre-| referred in reply to part (b) Lok Sabha unstarred question No. 3784 for answer on 17.03.2020 regarding manual scavenging Information received from States by the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK) about number of sewer deaths and compensation paid from   | Anneuxre-| referred in reply to part (b) Lok Sabha unstarred question No. 3784 for answer on 17.03.2020 regarding manual scavenging Information received from States by the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK) about number of sewer deaths and compensation paid from   | Anneuxre-| referred in reply to part (b) Lok Sabha unstarred question No. 3784 for answer on 17.03.2020 regarding manual scavenging Information received from States by the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK) about number of sewer deaths and compensation paid from   | Anneuxre-| referred in reply to part (b) Lok Sabha unstarred question No. 3784 for answer on 17.03.2020 regarding manual scavenging Information received from States by the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK) about number of sewer deaths and compensation paid from   | Anneuxre-| referred in reply to part (b) Lok Sabha unstarred question No. 3784 for answer on 17.03.2020 regarding manual scavenging Information received from States by the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK) about number of sewer deaths and compensation paid from   | Anneuxre-| referred in reply to part (b) Lok Sabha unstarred question No. 3784 for answer on 17.03.2020 regarding manual scavenging Information received from States by the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK) about number of sewer deaths and compensation paid from   | Anneuxre-| referred in reply to part (b) Lok Sabha unstarred question No. 3784 for answer on 17.03.2020 regarding manual scavenging Information received from States by the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK) about number of sewer deaths and compensation paid from   | Anneuxre-| referred in reply to part (b) Lok Sabha unstarred question No. 3784 for answer on 17.03.2020 regarding manual scavenging Information received from States by the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK) about number of sewer deaths and compensation paid from   | Anneuxre-| referred in reply to part (b) Lok Sabha unstarred question No. 3784 for answer on 17.03.2020 regarding manual scavenging Information received from States by the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK) about number of sewer deaths and compensation paid from   |
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| S No                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Name of StatelUT No. of deaths                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2016 to 06.11.2019. 2017                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 2016 to 06.11.2019. 2017                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2018 2019 (06 Nov 2019)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2018 2019 (06 Nov 2019)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| S No                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Name of StatelUT No. of deaths                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Compensation paid                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | No. of deaths                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Compensation paid                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | No. of deaths                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Compensation paid                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | No. of Compensation deaths paid                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | No. of deaths                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Compensati on paid                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 9                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 11                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 2 Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 12                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
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| 10 Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
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| 13Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 17                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
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| 17 Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 9                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 9                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 27                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 14                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 18]West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 8                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 9                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 8                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
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## Annexure-Il referred in reply to Part (c) of Lok Sabha unstarred Question No. 3784 for answer on 17.03.2020 regarding manual scavenging:

## Progress Report on implementation of the Self Employment Scheme Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers from 2013-14 upto 29.02.2020 for

| S NO_   | Name of State/UT   | Number of identified Manual Scavengers   | Number of Beneficiaries       | Number of Beneficiaries   | Number of Beneficiaries    |
|---------|--------------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------|
| S NO_   | Name of State/UT   | Number of identified Manual Scavengers   | One Time Cash Assistance paid | Capital Subsidy Released  | Skill Development Training |
|         | Andhra Pradesh     | 2042                                     | 1464                          | 0                         | 104                        |
| 2       | Assam              | 3138                                     | 870                           |                           | 188                        |
| 3       | Bihar              | 131                                      | 131                           | 0                         | 18                         |
| 4       | Chhattisgarh       |                                          | 3                             | 0                         | 0                          |
| 5       | Gujarat            | 108                                      | 105                           | 0                         | 19                         |
| 6       | Jharkhand          | 281                                      | 124                           | 0                         | 34                         |
|         | Karnataka          | 3060                                     | 1881                          | 190                       | 80                         |
|         | Kerala             | 600                                      | 518                           | 0                         | 314                        |
| 9       | Madhya Pradesh     | 560                                      | 341                           | 0                         | 58                         |
| 10      | Maharashtra        |                                          | 5607                          | 0                         | 217                        |
| 11      | Odisha             | 234                                      | 219                           | 83                        | 66                         |
| 12      | Punjab             |                                          | 222                           | 36                        | 62                         |
| 13      | Rajasthan          | 2867                                     | 2441                          | 0                         | 530                        |
| 14      | Tamilnadu          | 405                                      | 384                           | 75                        |                            |
| 15      | Uttar Pradesh      | 35308                                    | 26206                         | 519                       | 6772                       |
| 16      | Uttarakhand        | 6167                                     | 2213                          | 74                        | 476                        |
| 17      | West Bengal        | 732                                      | 678                           | 97                        | 132                        |
|         | Total              | 63246                                    | 43407                         | 1074                      | 9099                       |

## Annexure-III referred in reply to Part (d) of Lok Sabha unstarred Question No. 3784 for answer on 17.03.2020 regarding manual scavenging:

## State-wise details of expenditure incurred in providing rehabilitation benefits since 2013-14 upto 29.02.2020

| S   | Name of StatelUT   | Financial (Rs. in Lakh)       | Financial (Rs. in Lakh)   | Financial (Rs. in Lakh)    |
|-----|--------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------|
| NO_ |                    | One Time Cash Assistance paid | Capital Subsidy Released  | Skill Development Training |
|     | Andhra Pradesh     | 585.60                        | 0                         | 4.34                       |
| 2   | Assam              | 348.00                        | 0                         | 7.07                       |
| 3   | Bihar              | 52.40                         | 0                         | 4.38                       |
| 4   | Chhattisgarh       | 1.20                          | 0                         | 0                          |
| 5   | Gujarat            | 42.00                         | 0                         | 0.88                       |
| 6   | Jharkhand          | 49.60                         | 0                         | 0.63                       |
|     | Karnataka          | 752.40                        | 148.63                    | 4.32                       |
| 8   | Kerala             | 207.20                        | 0.00                      | 20.25                      |
| 9   | Madhya Pradesh     | 136.40                        | 0                         | 5.78                       |
| 10  | Maharashtra        | 2242.80                       | 0                         | 11.34                      |
| 11  | Odisha             | 87.60                         | 38.29                     | 0.62                       |
| 12  | Punjab             | 88.80                         | 18.54                     | 9.14                       |
| 13  | Rajasthan          | 976.40                        | 0                         | 21.85                      |
| 14  | Tamil Nadu         | 153.60                        | 18.71                     | 2.60                       |
| 15  | Uttar Pradesh      | 10482.40                      | 435.08                    | 859.42                     |
| 16  | Uttarakhand        | 885.20                        | 41.35                     | 9.67                       |
| 17  | West Bengal        |                               | 48.51                     | 2.26                       |
|     | Total              | 17362.80                      | 749.103                   | 964.55                     |