Lok Sabha Question No. 1873 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-01
Subject: Implementation of SRMS
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Dr. T. Sumathy (a) Thamizhachi Thangapandian

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1873 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2023

## IMPLEMENTATION OF SRMS

1873. DR. T: SUMATHY (a) THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN:

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

- (a) the details of capital subsidy released for the States for sanitation related projects under Self Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers (SRMS) during each of the last five years; year and State-wise;
- (b) the number of women manual scavengers, State-wise; and
- (c) whether the Government has formulated any new scheme for the rehabilitation of women manual scavengers in the country, if the details thereof and if not; the reasons therefor? SO,`

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI RAMDAS ATHA WALE)

- (a): Capital Subsidy of Rs. 22.93 Cr has been released for procurement of 286 units of sanitation related   equipments/  projects by 641 Safai Karamcharis under SRMS.   Capital   subsidy are provided to Safai Karamcharis through DBT and not to States. The scheme for providing capital subsidy has been started from the year 2020-21.

statement showing State-wise & Year-wise details of beneficiaries covered and capital subsidy released under SRMS is given at Annexure L

- (b): As per two surveys conducted in the year 2013 and 2018 for the identification of Manual women. The state-wise number of women manual scavengers is given at Annexure-L

(c): Government was implementing a Central Sector Self Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual  Scavengers   (SRMS) This   is a gender  neutral scheme   targeting occupation based identification and rehabilitation of manual scavengers. The following were the provisions for providing assistance to the identified manual scavengers for their rehabilitation:

- a. One-time Cash Assistance of Rs. 40,000/- per family has been provided to all identified and eligible 58098 manual scavengers
- C. Skill Development Training has been provided to 22294 manual scavengers including women and their dependents (including 12467 women) with stipend Rs. 3,000/ per month during the training period. The successfully trained candidates are also provided Government recognized training certificates and assistance for sustainable employments.
3. Capital  Subsidy upto Rs. 5,00,000/- has been  provided 2313(including 1088 women) manual scavengers and their dependents to take up alternate self employment projects and 641 beneficiaries (including 93 women) for sanitation related project.
4. d\_ PMJA Y) to the families of all the identified manual scavengers: (AB-

The nomenclature of (SRMS) scheme has been  changed to National Action  for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem" (NAMASTE) including above existing components of SRMS.

## Annexure-L

## Annexure- referred in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1873 for answer on 01.08.2023 regarding Implementation of SRMS

|                     |                      |                    | (RsIn Lakh               |
|---------------------|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
| 2020-21             | 2020-21              | 2020-21            |                          |
| State               | No. of Beneficiaries | Number of Machines | Capital Subsidy released |
| Madhya Pradesh      | 3                    |                    | 9.75                     |
| Total-A             | 3                    | 3                  | 9.75                     |
| 2021-22             | 2021-22              | 2021-22            |                          |
| State               | No. of Beneficiaries | Number of Machines | Capital Subsidy released |
| Andhra Pradesh      | 336                  | 93                 | 1219.08                  |
| Odisha              | 19                   |                    | 62.43                    |
| Madhya Pradesh      | 42                   |                    | 155.36                   |
| Haryana             |                      |                    | 9.88                     |
|                     | 36                   |                    |                          |
| A & N Islands       |                      |                    | 38.19                    |
| JharKhand           |                      |                    | 19.39                    |
| Uttar Pradesh       | 18                   | 18                 | 64.32                    |
| Total-B             | 461                  | 194                | 1678.4                   |
|                     | 2022-23              |                    |                          |
| State               | No: of Beneficiaries | Number of Machines | Capital Subsidy released |
| Uttar Pradesh       | 14                   | 14                 | 52.82                    |
| Jharkhand           | 2                    | 2                  | 7.70                     |
| Andhra Pradesh      | 106                  | 35                 | 342.28                   |
| Madhya Pradesh      | 32                   | 32                 | 133.95                   |
| Telangana_          | 23                   | 6                  | 68.53                    |
| Total-C             | 177                  | 89                 | 605.28                   |
| Grand Total (A+B+C) | 641                  | 286                | 2293.43                  |

## Annexure-II

## Annexure-II referred in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1873 for answer on 01.08.2023 regarding Implementation of SRMS

| State-wise list of_Women Manual Scavengers   | State-wise list of_Women Manual Scavengers   | State-wise list of_Women Manual Scavengers   |
|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| S. No                                        | State                                        | Number                                       |
|                                              | Andhra Pradesh                               | 558                                          |
| 2                                            | Assam                                        | 1932                                         |
| 3                                            | Gujrat                                       | 35                                           |
| 4                                            | Jharkhand                                    | 138                                          |
| 5                                            | Karnataka                                    | 858                                          |
| 6                                            | Kerala                                       | 125                                          |
| 7                                            | Madhya Pradesh                               | 259                                          |
| 8                                            | Maharashtra                                  | 2608                                         |
| 9                                            | Punjab                                       | 16                                           |
| 10                                           | Rajasthan                                    | 1834                                         |
| 11                                           | Tamil Nadu                                   | 50                                           |
| 12                                           | Uttar Pradesh                                | 30078                                        |
| 13                                           | UttaraKhand                                  | 2387                                         |
| 14                                           | West Bengal                                  | 252                                          |
| 15                                           | Bihar                                        | 68                                           |
| 16                                           | Chhattishgarh                                | 3                                            |
| 17                                           | Odisha                                       | 48                                           |
|                                              | TOTAL                                        | 41249                                        |

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