Lok Sabha Question No. 3457 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-10
Subject: Rehabilitation of Manual Scavenging
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: S. Venkatesan

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION N0.3457 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2021

## REHABILITATION OF MANUAL SCA VENGING

## 3457. SHRI S. VENKATESAN:

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

- a) the details of people currently engaged in manual scavenging in the country, the details thereof; Statewise;
- (6) the number of people engaged in manual scavenging who have died during the last five years;
- c) the number of manual scavengers who have been rehabilitated by Government during the said pereiod, year-wise and State-wise including Madurai;
4. the funds allocated and utilised for the rehabilitation process; and
5. (e) the steps being taken by Government to ensure proper rehabilitation of workers?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): As per the reports of the State Governments, no person is engaged as manual scavenger any ie. carrying of human  excreta from  insanitary latrines, any more. There are certain claims from some voluntary agencies that still  there are some people working as manual scavengers. However could not substantiate these claims: they
- (6): Although no deaths have been reported from manual scavenging, 309 deaths have been reported during the last five years of people who undertook hazardous cleaning of sewers and septic tanks.
- (c): Details of number of manual scavengers provided assistance for their rehabilitation by Government during the last five years, year-wise and State-wise under the Self Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual  Scavengers, is given at Annexure-I In Madurai, 02 manual scavengers have been identified and have been provided One time Cash Assistance of Rs. 40,000/they
- (d): Details  of funds allocated by the Ministry of Social Justice and  Empowerment and utilized by NSKFDC during the last five years are given as under:-
- (e): The following major steps have been taken to ensure proper rehabilitation of manual scavengers:-
- The   target   beneficiaries have measures/programmes available for their rehabilitation, by organising awareness camps in their bastieslareas
- iii. Skill development training programmes are conducted near their basties SO that can easily attend the classes. being they
- ii. Skill development training programmes are being conducted in the trades which are as per the qualification and aptitude of the beneficiaries
- iv. Manual   scavengers   and their  dependants are provided   stipend Rs.  3,000/- per month the training period. during
- V Concessional loan and capital subsidy upto Rs. 5.00 lakh is   provided to the manual scavengers and their dependants for self employment projects costing upto Rs. 15.00
- vi. All identified and eligible manual scavengers have been provided One Time Cash Assistance Rs: 40,000/-

|   S.No. | Particulars                                                                       |   Amount (Rs: in crore) |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|       1 | FFunds released to NSKFDC                                                         |                  192.16 |
|       2 | Funds utilized by NSKFDC  (including out of unspent  bbalance from previous year) |                  211.84 |

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## Annexure-II referred in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3457 for answer on 10.08.2021 regarding Rehabilitation of Manual Scavenging

## Self Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers\_(SRMS)

|       | State and year-wise manual scavengers/dependants provided assistance for rehabilitation during last five years   | State and year-wise manual scavengers/dependants provided assistance for rehabilitation during last five years   | State and year-wise manual scavengers/dependants provided assistance for rehabilitation during last five years   | State and year-wise manual scavengers/dependants provided assistance for rehabilitation during last five years   | State and year-wise manual scavengers/dependants provided assistance for rehabilitation during last five years   | State and year-wise manual scavengers/dependants provided assistance for rehabilitation during last five years   | State and year-wise manual scavengers/dependants provided assistance for rehabilitation during last five years   | State and year-wise manual scavengers/dependants provided assistance for rehabilitation during last five years   | State and year-wise manual scavengers/dependants provided assistance for rehabilitation during last five years   | State and year-wise manual scavengers/dependants provided assistance for rehabilitation during last five years   | State and year-wise manual scavengers/dependants provided assistance for rehabilitation during last five years   | State and year-wise manual scavengers/dependants provided assistance for rehabilitation during last five years   | State and year-wise manual scavengers/dependants provided assistance for rehabilitation during last five years   | State and year-wise manual scavengers/dependants provided assistance for rehabilitation during last five years   | State and year-wise manual scavengers/dependants provided assistance for rehabilitation during last five years   | State and year-wise manual scavengers/dependants provided assistance for rehabilitation during last five years   |
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| S.No. | State                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  | Coverage                                                                                                         | Coverage                                                                                                         | Coverage                                                                                                         | Coverage                                                                                                         | Coverage                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |
|       |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  | One Time Cash Assistance                                                                                         | One Time Cash Assistance                                                                                         | One Time Cash Assistance                                                                                         | One Time Cash Assistance                                                                                         | One Time Cash Assistance                                                                                         | Skill Development Training Capital Subsidy for Self Employment Projects                                          | Skill Development Training Capital Subsidy for Self Employment Projects                                          | Skill Development Training Capital Subsidy for Self Employment Projects                                          | Skill Development Training Capital Subsidy for Self Employment Projects                                          | Skill Development Training Capital Subsidy for Self Employment Projects                                          |
|       |                                                                                                                  | 2016- 2017                                                                                                       | 2017 - 2018                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                  | 2018-19 |2019-20|2020-21                                                                               |                                                                                                                  | 2016- 2017                                                                                                       | 2017 - 2018                                                                                                      | 2018-19/2019-20| 2020-21                                                                                    |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  | 2016- 2017                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                  | 2019-20                                                                                                          | 2020-21                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                  |
|       | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                   | 8                                                                                                                | 2                                                                                                                | 1334                                                                                                             | 74                                                                                                               | 330                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  | 104                                                                                                              | 76                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |
| 2     | Assam                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                  | 144                                                                                                              | 538                                                                                                              | 188                                                                                                              | 3051                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  | 38                                                                                                               | 143                                                                                                              | 272                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |
| 3     | IBihar                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  | 18                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |
| 4     | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |
| 5     | Gujarat                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                  | 96                                                                                                               | 9                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  | 12                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |
|       | Jharkhand                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  | 108                                                                                                              | 16                                                                                                               | 68                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                | 24 10                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |
| 7     | KKarnataka                                                                                                       | 17                                                                                                               | 293                                                                                                              | 920                                                                                                              | 429                                                                                                              | 1046                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                  | 51                                                                                                               | 29                                                                                                               | 171                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |
| 8     |                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                  | 504                                                                                                              | 14                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  | 161 153                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |
| 9     | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  | 305 0                                                                                                            | 169                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  | 49 40                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                | 3                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                  |
| 10    | Maharashtra                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  | 4605                                                                                                             | 1002                                                                                                             | 718                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  | 569                                                                                                              | 763                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                  |
| 11    | Odisha                                                                                                           | 45                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  | 11                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                | 10                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                  |
| 12    | PPunjab                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                  | 126                                                                                                              | 8                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                  | 22                                                                                                               | 6                                                                                                                | 29                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                  | 14                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                | 5                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                  |
| 13    | Rajasthan                                                                                                        | 104                                                                                                              | 23                                                                                                               | 2038                                                                                                             | 82                                                                                                               | 232                                                                                                              | 53                                                                                                               | 73                                                                                                               | 107 220                                                                                                          | 347                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                  |
| 14    | Tamilnadu                                                                                                        | 108                                                                                                              | 38                                                                                                               | 41                                                                                                               | 27                                                                                                               | 14                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  | 29                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                | 75                                                                                                               | 3                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                  |
| 15    | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                    | 1075                                                                                                             | 669                                                                                                              | 5154                                                                                                             | 11044                                                                                                            | 6267                                                                                                             | 4298                                                                                                             | 126                                                                                                              | 1041 833                                                                                                         | 3741                                                                                                             | 182                                                                                                              | 151                                                                                                              | 147                                                                                                              | 33                                                                                                               | 146                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                  |
| 16    | Uttarakhand                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  | 1755                                                                                                             | 324                                                                                                              | 2775                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  | 163 460                                                                                                          | 735                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                | 3                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |
| 17    | West Bengal                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  | 555                                                                                                              | 28                                                                                                               | 2                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                  | 35                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                  | 99                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |
|       | Total                                                                                                            | 1357                                                                                                             | 1171                                                                                                             | 18079                                                                                                            | 13246                                                                                                            | 14692                                                                                                            | 4373                                                                                                             | 334                                                                                                              | 1682                                                                                                             | 2532                                                                                                             | 6204                                                                                                             | 196 151                                                                                                          | 151                                                                                                              | 108                                                                                                              | 157                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                  |

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