Lok Sabha Question No. 107 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-11
Subject: Manual Scavenging
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: VISHNU DAYAL RAM, JAGDAMBIKA PAL, PRALHAD VENKATESH JOSHI, Tejpratap Singh,Yadav

## MANUAL SCAVENGING

107. SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM: SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL: SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI: SHRI TEJ PRATAP SINGH YADAV:

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

- (a) whether despite the law against manual scavenging; it continues to be practiced in various parts of the country;
- (6) if so, the details thereof including the number of cases of death of manual scavengers while cleaning tanks and sewers reported during the last three years, State-wise; septic
- (c) the details of cases   filed, conviction  achieved, compensation and rehabilitation of manual scavengers during the said period, State-wise; paid
- (d) whether there is an urgent  need for  mechanisation/technological intervention to end the misery of manual scavengers and if the details thereof; and SO,
- (e) the steps being taken by the Government for total eradication of manual scavenging in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## (SHRI RAMDAS ATHAWALE)

(a) to (c): Social Organizations   working for  manual scavengers have   reported   existence of manual   scavengers in some areas A National Survey has been   undertaken in 170 identified districts of 1 8 States to identify all those persons who were cleaning the insanitary latrines which have been  converted under different schemes or still engaged as manual scavengers in some areas. 25,015 manual scavengers have been identified under National Survey upto 30.11.2018.

no reports regarding death of persons while State-wise details of such cases and compensation to the family members of the   victims as reported by the paid

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 107

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.12.2018

States/Union   Territories are at Annexure-L. Details of first  information reports  filed against personslagencies responsible are at Annexure-II

(d): Under section 33 of the "Prohibition of Employment as Manual   Scavengers   and  their Rehabilitation Act; 2013 (MS Act; 2013), every local authority and other agency is to ensure use appropriate technological appliances for cleaning of sewers, tanks and other spaces within their control  with a view to eliminating the need for the manual  handling of excreta in the process of their cleaning: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and State Governments have requested to ensure mechanization of cleaning of sewers and tanks. septic been septic

(e): Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs  have   informed that the  sanitary  individual household latrines constructed under the Swachh Bharat Mission consist of either an onsite treatment   system or a connection to   underground seweragelseptage   system which would eliminate the need for manual scavenging:

The identified manual scavengers are provided the following rehabilitation benefits under "Self Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual  Scavengers (SRMS) to liberate them from manual scavenging:

- (i) Onetime cash assistance of Rs.40,000/-
- (ii) Skill Development Training with Stipend of Rs.3,000/- per month:
- (iii) Capital subsidy upto Rs: 3,25,000/-t0 those who availed bank loans for self employment projects. have

The Number of beneficiaries who have been provided the above Rehabilitation benefits upto 30.11.2018 are as under:

- Onetime cash assistance to 24,853\_
- (ii) Skill Development Training to 13,587.
- (iii) Capital Subsidy to 955.

Annexure-I referred in reply to Parts (a), (b) and (c) of Lok Sabha unstarred Question No. 107 for answer on 11.12.2018 regarding manual scavenging:

Details of cases of death of persons in  sewers/septic tanks   reported by States   upto 30.11.2018

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

Annexure-II

Annexure-II referred in reply to Parts (a), (b) and (c) of Lok Sabha unstarred Question No. 107 for answer on 11.12.2018 regarding manual scavenging:

| S.No.   | State     | No. of FIRs filed           |
|---------|-----------|-----------------------------|
| 1       | Karnataka | 28 FIRs involving 60 deaths |
| 2       | Rajasthan | 1 FIR involving 3 deaths    |
| 3_      | Delhi     | 7 FIRs involving 13 deaths  |