Lok Sabha Question No. 2042 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-03
Subject: Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Jyotsna Charandas Mahant

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. +2042 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.03.2020

## REHABILITATION OF MANUAL SCAVENGERS

+2042. SHRIMATI JYOTSNA CHARANDAS MAHANT:

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

(0) whcther the Government has implemented/ scheme   for the rehabilitation proposes to implement the self employment Finance and of manual  scavengers through National Safai  Karamcharis Development Corporation in Chhattisgarh; &nd

(6) if s0, the details thereof with the status across the country, State-wise? along

## ANSWER

## MINISTER STATF OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT SHRI RAMDAS ATHAWALE )

(a): Self Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Sector Schere Scavengers (SRMS) is a Central Corporation t0 provide rehabilitation benefits to thc manual and Union Territories scavengers identified in all States including Chhattisgarh:

- (b);The identified manual scavengers are eligible for the following under SRMS: rehabilitation  benefits
- (i) One time cash assistance of Rs.40,000/for identified
- (ii) Capita] subsidy upto Rs 3,25,000/-to those who have availed bank loans for self employment projects upto Rs.15 lakh
- (ii) Skill per month for identified manual scavengers and their dependants.

State-wise details of number of beneficiaries who Rehabilitation bcen provided the above benefits since 2013-14 upto 14.02.2020 are at Annexure have

Annexure referred in reply to Part () of Lok Sabha unstarred Qucstion No. 2042 for answer on 03.03.2020 regarding rehabilitation of manual scavengers

## Report on implementation of the Self Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers from 2013-14 upto 14.02.2020 Progress

## Number of Beneficiaries

| S NO_            | Name of StatelUT   | No. of identified Manual Scavengers   | No. of identified Manual Scavengers   | One Time Cash Assistance   | Capital Subsidy Released   | Skill Development Training   |
|------------------|--------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|                  |                    | As per Survey conducted in            | Total                                 | paid                       |                            |                              |
|                  |                    | 2013 2018                             |                                       |                            |                            |                              |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 78                 | 1982                                  | 2060                                  | 1464                       |                            | 104                          |
| Assam            | 154                | 2988                                  | 3142                                  | 870                        |                            | 186                          |
| Bihar            | 137                |                                       | 137                                   | 131                        |                            | 18                           |
| Chhattisgarh     |                    |                                       | 3                                     | 3                          |                            |                              |
| 5 Gujarat        |                    | 108                                   | 108                                   | 105                        |                            | 19                           |
| Jharkhand        |                    | 281                                   |                                       | 124                        |                            | 34                           |
| Karnataka        | 732                | 1912                                  | 2644                                  | 1726                       | 190                        | 80                           |
| Kerala           |                    | 600                                   | 600                                   | 510                        |                            | 281                          |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 36                 | 524                                   | 560                                   | 341                        |                            | 58                           |
| 10 Maharashtra   |                    | 7378                                  | 7378                                  | 5484                       |                            | 179                          |
| Odisha           | 237                |                                       | 237                                   | 219                        | 83                         | 66                           |
| 12 Punjab        | 91                 | 142                                   | 233                                   | 219                        | 36                         | 62                           |
| 13 Rajasthan     | 338                | 2534                                  | 2872                                  | 2375                       |                            | 530                          |
| 14 Tamilnadu     | 363                |                                       | 425                                   | 384                        | 75                         | 29                           |
| 15 Uttar Pradcsh | 12402              | 23070                                 | 35472                                 | 25988                      | 519                        | 6615                         |
| 16 Uttarakhand   | 137                | 6033                                  | 6170                                  | 1993                       | 74                         | 399                          |
| 17 West Bengal   | 104                | 637                                   | 741                                   | 678                        | 97                         | 132                          |
| Total            | 14812              | 48251                                 | 63063                                 | 42614                      | 1074                       | 8792                         |