Lok Sabha Question No. 2648 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-09
Subject: MS Act, 2013
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Asaduddin Owaisi, Imtiaz Jaleel Syed

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2648 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.07.2019

MS Act; 2013

## 2648. SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI: SHRI SYED IMTIAZ JALEEL:

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

- a) whether a large number of people have reportedly died while cleaning sewers and tanks in different States; septic
2. (b) if so, whether the Government has any data from the States regarding such people;
3. (c) if so, the details thereof and if not; the reasons therefor;
4. (d) whether recent   review of Prohibition of   employment as manual scavenges and their rehabilitation Act; 2013 (MS Act) has revealed that no information is available from the States in this regard;
5. (e) if s0, whether the Government proposes to amend the said Act to make it mandatory for States to report such cases; and
6. if the time by which action is likely to be taken in this regard? SO,

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): There have been reports of death of persons while cleaning sewers and tanks. Details of such cases identified and reported by the State as per the directives of the Supreme Court in its judgment dated 27.03.2014 in CWP No 583 of 2003 are at Annexure-I. In addition as and when the cases of death of persons while cleaning sewerslseptic tanks come to the notice of the Ministry from individuals O press reports such cases are taken up with the concerned State Government for payment of compensation to the families of the victims and ensure filing of First Information Reports and prosecution. State-wise details of such cases during the last three years and current year are at Annexure-II: septic

- (b): Data relating to identification of sewerage related deaths and compensation is given at paid
- (e) as Manual  Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act; 2013" provides for a well laid down monitoring mechanism through Vigilance Committee at District Sub-Division Level, State Level Monitoring Committees and Central  Monitoring Committee to monitor implementation of various provisions of MS Act, 2013. In addition; progress of implementation is also monitored'through periodic reports, meetings with senior officers of the States and Union Territories and meetings of the Central  Monitoring Committee under the Chairmanship of Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment from time to time. Accordingly, there is no proposal for amendment of MS Act, 2013,at present: and regular

Annexure-I referred in reply to Parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha unstarred Question No. 2648 for answer on 09.07.2019 regarding MS Act, 2013.

Details of cases of death of persons in  sewers/septic tanks  reported by States upto 30.06.2019

|    | State          | Number of cases identified/ reported   | Compensation pending   | Compensation paid                     | Compensation paid    |
|----|----------------|----------------------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------------------|----------------------|
|    | State          | Number of cases identified/ reported   | Compensation pending   | Full: Compensation of Rs.10 lakh each | Partial compensation |
| 1  | Andhra Pradesh | 8                                      |                        | 8                                     | 0                    |
| 2  | Chhattisgarh   | 4                                      |                        | 0                                     |                      |
| 3  | Chandigarh     | 4                                      | 2                      |                                       |                      |
| 4  | Delhi          | 28                                     | 3                      | 3                                     |                      |
| 5  | Gujarat        | 131                                    | 53                     | 69                                    | 9                    |
| 6  | Haryana        | 51                                     | 1                      | 44                                    |                      |
| 7  | Karnataka      | 75                                     | 7                      | 68                                    |                      |
| 8  | Kerala         | 12                                     | 10                     | 0                                     |                      |
| 9  | Punjab         | 30                                     | 9                      | 30                                    |                      |
| 10 | Rajasthan      | 33                                     |                        | 15                                    | 13                   |
| 11 | Tamil Nadu     | 144                                    |                        | 141                                   |                      |
| 12 | Telangana      | 2                                      |                        | 2                                     | 0                    |
| 13 | Uttar Pradesh  | 71                                     | 22                     | 25                                    | 24                   |
| 14 | Uttarakhand    | 9                                      | 6                      | 1                                     | 2                    |
| 15 | West Bengal    | 18                                     | 5                      | 13                                    | 0                    |
|    | Total          | 620                                    | 117                    | 445                                   | 58                   |

## Annexure-II

## Annexure-II referred in reply to Parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha unstarred Question No. 2648 for answer o 09.07.2019 regarding MS Act; 2013.

Details of cases of death of persons in sewerslseptic tanks which have come to the notice Department from individuals/through Press during the last three years and current year uptol4.06. 2019.

| SL No.          |                                        | District/Place   | Year of date   | Number cases        | of Reported by        | Date reporting        | of Date reference to the   | of Compensati State paid on   | Pending   |
|-----------------|----------------------------------------|------------------|----------------|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------|
| Chhattisgarh    | Surajpur; Chhattisgarh                 | 2017             |                | Newspaper           | 23.08.2017            | 12.09.2017            |                            |                               |           |
| 3_ NCT of Delhi | Jashpur District Total Ghitroni, Delhi | 2017             | 2018 5 9       | Newspaper Newspaper | 16.09.2018 15.07.2017 | 24.09.2018            | 17.07.2017                 | 4                             | 5 5 0     |
| 5_ 7 8          | Anand Vihar Loknayak                   | 2017 2017        | 2              | Newspaper           | 21.08.2017            | 24.08.2017 07.09.2017 |                            | 2                             |           |
| 4               | Lajpat Nagar                           |                  | 2017 3         | Newspaper Newspaper | 13.08.2017            | 07.08.2017 07.08.2017 |                            | 3                             |           |
|                 | Jaiprakash Hospital                    |                  |                | Newspaper           | 18.09.02017           |                       |                            |                               |           |
|                 | Mundka Jhangiri puri,                  | 2018             | 2              | Newspaper           |                       | 05.10.2017            |                            |                               |           |
| 9               | Delhu Jharodha Village                 | 2019             | 1              |                     | 21.10.2018            | 22.10.2018            |                            |                               |           |
|                 | near Burari,                           |                  |                | Newspaper           | 20.01.2019            | 21.01.2019            |                            |                               |           |
| 10              | Rajouri Garden Prem Nagar area of      | 2019             | 2              | Newspaper           | 25.03.2019            | 25.03.2019            |                            |                               |           |
| 11              | Rohini Hero Honda                      | 2019             |                | Newspaper           | 08.05.2019            | 08.05.2019            | 2                          |                               |           |
| Total           |                                        | 2017             | 18             |                     |                       |                       | 14                         |                               |           |
| 12 Haryana      | Chowk_Gurugram                         |                  | 3              | Newspaper           | 30.09.2017            | 05.10.2017 08.02.2018 | 3                          |                               |           |
| 13 14.          | Palwal Sewer                           | 2018 2018        | 2 1            | Newspaper Safai     |                       | 11.06.2018            |                            |                               |           |
|                 | Treatment                              |                  |                | Karamchari          | 18.05.2018            |                       |                            |                               |           |

|     |             | Plant; MTS  Surya Vihar Colony, Sector-9A, Gurugram _                                                    |      |    | Andolan                   |               |            |    |    |
|-----|-------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------|----|---------------------------|---------------|------------|----|----|
| 15. |             | Sunbeam Auto Pvt: Ltd, 3/6 KM Stone, Delhi Jaipur Highway, Narsingpur; Mohammed Pur; Sector-35, Gurugram | 2019 |    | Safai Karamchari Andolan  | 14.04.2019    | 28.05.2019 |    |    |
|     | Total       |                                                                                                          |      |    |                           |               |            | 3  | 5  |
| 16. | Karnataka   |                                                                                                          |      |    |                           |               |            |    |    |
| 17. |             | ND Septal Apartment; Somasundarapalya in HSR layout                                                      | 2018 | 3  | Safai Karamchari Andolan  | January, 2018 |            |    |    |
| 18  |             | Yumlok Restaurant at AECS Layout; Marathahalli                                                           | 2018 |    | Safai Karamchari Andolan  | 13.02.2018    | 23.02.2018 |    | 2  |
|     |             |                                                                                                          |      |    |                           |               |            |    | 5  |
| 19  | Pradesh     | Devas                                                                                                    | 2017 |    | Rashatriya Garima Abhiyan | 30.07.2017    | 07.09.2017 |    | 4  |
|     |             |                                                                                                          |      | 1  |                           |               |            |    |    |
| 20. | Taharashtra |                                                                                                          | 2017 |    | Website of thequint com   | 31.10.2017    | 21.11.2017 |    |    |
| 21_ |             | Khambalpada; Dombivli MIDC                                                                               | 2018 | 3  | Newspaper                 | 26.10.2018    | 30.10.2018 |    | 3  |
| 22  |             | eight storey housing complex in Nalasopara                                                               | 2019 | 3  | Newspaper                 |               | 08.05.2019 |    |    |
| 23_ | Ponjab      | Patti                                                                                                    | 2017 | 2  | Newspaper (The            | 03.05.2017    | 09.05.2017 |    | 0  |
| 24. |             | Shimlapuri; Ludhiana                                                                                     | 2018 |    | Safai Karamchari Andolan  | 13.03.2018    | 13.04.2018 |    |    |

| 25_                  | Firozepur                                                 |                                | 2018   | 2                             | Newspaper   | 03.06.2018   | 12.06.2018 0   | 3   |
|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------|-------------------------------|-------------|--------------|----------------|-----|
| Total                |                                                           |                                |        |                               |             |              | 2              |     |
| 26. Rajasthan        | Udaipur                                                   | 2017                           |        | Newspaper (Rajasthan Patrika_ |             | 28.04.2017   | 4              | 0   |
| Total 27_ Tamil nadu | Kanchipuram; Chennai                                      | 2018                           | 3      | Safai Karamchari Andolan      | 14.02.2018  | 14.03.2018   | 0              | 3   |
|                      | Total                                                     |                                |        |                               |             |              |                |     |
| 28_ Telangana        | Sanathnagar, Hyederabad                                   | 2018                           | 2      | Safai Karamchari Andolan      | 18.12.2017  | 10.01.2018   | 2              |     |
|                      | Total                                                     |                                |        | 2                             |             |              |                |     |
| 29 Uttar Pradesh     | Sector Noida 54,                                          | 2017                           |        | Newspaper                     | 15.04.2017  | 28.04.2017   | 0              |     |
|                      |                                                           |                                | 2017   | Newspaper                     | 21.09.2017  | 10.10.2017   |                |     |
| 30_ 31_              |                                                           |                                |        | Newspaper                     | 11.07.2018  | 19.07.2018   |                |     |
| 32                   |                                                           |                                | 2019   |                               | 04.05.2019  | 08.05.2019   |                |     |
| Total                |                                                           |                                |        |                               |             |              |                |     |
| 33_                  | Andhra Pradesh Poultry Farm Venkateswara in Moram Chittor | of Hatcheries Limited village, | 2018   | Newspaper                     | 16.02.2018  | 19.02.2018   |                |     |
| Total 34. Gujarat    | Private Fatakui Vadodara                                  | Hotel, Village,                | 2019   | Newspaper                     | 14.06.2019  | 17.06.2019   |                |     |
|                      | Grand total                                               |                                |        | 88                            |             |              | 36             | 52  |