Lok Sabha Question No. 2803 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-15
Subject: Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: RAGHAV LAKHANPAL

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2803 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2016

## 2803. REHABILITATION OF MANUAL SCAVENGERS

## SHRI RAGHAV LAKHANPAL:

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

(a) the increase or decrease registered in the population of manual scavengers in the during the last two years and the current year, State - wise; and

(b) the funds allocated and spent by the Government on rehabilitation of such persons durin the said period, State - wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FO R SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI VIJAY SAMPLA)

- ( a) No data was available regarding the population of manual scavengers upto the date of coming  into  force  of  'Prohibition  of  the  Employment  as  Manual  Scavengers  and  their Rehabilitation  Act,  2013'  (MS  Act,  2013)  i.e.  06.12.2013. Though  according  to  Census  of 2011,State - wise  details  of  identified  manual  scavengers  after  co ming into force of MS Act, 2013 and the  number of manual scavengers who have been provided onetime cash assistanc Rs.40000/ -( upto 29.02.2016 )to wean them away from their traditional occupation ,are given in the Annexure -I.
- (b)  Ministry of Social Justi ce & Empowerment is implementing a Central Sector Scheme, 'Self Employment  Scheme  for  the Rehabilitation of  Manual  Scavengers' (SRMS)    for  the rehabilitation  of  identified  manual  scavengers.  The  scheme  is  implemented  through  N Safai Karamcharis Fina nce & Development Corporation (NSKFDC). Details of the identified manual  scavengers  who  have  been  provided  rehabilitation benefits  under SRMS  and  the expenditure incurred during the last two years and current year are given in Annexure -II.

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Annexure -I, referred reply to parts (a) of Lok Sabha unstarred question No. 2803 for answer on 15.03.2013 regarding Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers

## Annexure-I

| State-wise details of identified Manual Scavengers and those provided onetime cash assistance   | State-wise details of identified Manual Scavengers and those provided onetime cash assistance   | State-wise details of identified Manual Scavengers and those provided onetime cash assistance   | State-wise details of identified Manual Scavengers and those provided onetime cash assistance   |
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| S.No.                                                                                           | State                                                                                           | Identified Manual Scavengers                                                                    | Number of Manual Scavengers provided onetime cash assistance                                    |
| 1.                                                                                              | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                  | 124                                                                                             | 45                                                                                              |
| 2.                                                                                              | Bihar                                                                                           | 137                                                                                             | 131                                                                                             |
| 3.                                                                                              | Chhattisgarh                                                                                    | 3                                                                                               | 3                                                                                               |
| 4.                                                                                              | Karnataka                                                                                       | 302                                                                                             | 214                                                                                             |
| 5.                                                                                              | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                  | 36                                                                                              | 36                                                                                              |
| 6.                                                                                              | Odisha                                                                                          | 237                                                                                             | 144                                                                                             |
| 7.                                                                                              | Punjab                                                                                          | 91                                                                                              | 71                                                                                              |
| 8.                                                                                              | Rajasthan                                                                                       | 577                                                                                             | 141                                                                                             |
| 9.                                                                                              | Tamil Nadu                                                                                      | 462                                                                                             | 170                                                                                             |
| 10.                                                                                             | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                   | 10016                                                                                           | 7435                                                                                            |
| 11.                                                                                             | Uttarakhand                                                                                     | 137                                                                                             | 134                                                                                             |
| 12.                                                                                             | West Bengal                                                                                     | 104                                                                                             | 95                                                                                              |
| Total                                                                                           | Total                                                                                           | 12226                                                                                           | 8619                                                                                            |

## Annexure - II

| Funds released for rehabilitation of identified and eligible Manual Scavengers under Self Employment Scheme for rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers (SRMS) (Rs. In lac)   | Funds released for rehabilitation of identified and eligible Manual Scavengers under Self Employment Scheme for rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers (SRMS) (Rs. In lac)   | Funds released for rehabilitation of identified and eligible Manual Scavengers under Self Employment Scheme for rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers (SRMS) (Rs. In lac)   | Funds released for rehabilitation of identified and eligible Manual Scavengers under Self Employment Scheme for rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers (SRMS) (Rs. In lac)   | Funds released for rehabilitation of identified and eligible Manual Scavengers under Self Employment Scheme for rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers (SRMS) (Rs. In lac)   | Funds released for rehabilitation of identified and eligible Manual Scavengers under Self Employment Scheme for rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers (SRMS) (Rs. In lac)   | Funds released for rehabilitation of identified and eligible Manual Scavengers under Self Employment Scheme for rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers (SRMS) (Rs. In lac)   | Funds released for rehabilitation of identified and eligible Manual Scavengers under Self Employment Scheme for rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers (SRMS) (Rs. In lac)   | Funds released for rehabilitation of identified and eligible Manual Scavengers under Self Employment Scheme for rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers (SRMS) (Rs. In lac)   | Funds released for rehabilitation of identified and eligible Manual Scavengers under Self Employment Scheme for rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers (SRMS) (Rs. In lac)   | Funds released for rehabilitation of identified and eligible Manual Scavengers under Self Employment Scheme for rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers (SRMS) (Rs. In lac)   | Funds released for rehabilitation of identified and eligible Manual Scavengers under Self Employment Scheme for rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers (SRMS) (Rs. In lac)   | Funds released for rehabilitation of identified and eligible Manual Scavengers under Self Employment Scheme for rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers (SRMS) (Rs. In lac)   | Funds released for rehabilitation of identified and eligible Manual Scavengers under Self Employment Scheme for rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers (SRMS) (Rs. In lac)   |
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| S.No.                                                                                                                                                                     | State/UT                                                                                                                                                                  | Onetime Cash Assistance provided                                                                                                                                          | Onetime Cash Assistance provided                                                                                                                                          | Onetime Cash Assistance provided                                                                                                                                          | Onetime Cash Assistance provided                                                                                                                                          | Skill D evelopment Training                                                                                                                                               | Skill D evelopment Training                                                                                                                                               | Skill D evelopment Training                                                                                                                                               | Skill D evelopment Training                                                                                                                                               | Self Employment Projects                                                                                                                                                  | Self Employment Projects                                                                                                                                                  | Self Employment Projects                                                                                                                                                  | Self Employment Projects                                                                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                           | Funds Released                                                                                                                                                            | Funds Released                                                                                                                                                            | Funds Released                                                                                                                                                            | Funds Released                                                                                                                                                            | Funds Released                                                                                                                                                            | Funds Released                                                                                                                                                            | Funds Released                                                                                                                                                            | Funds Released                                                                                                                                                            | Funds Released                                                                                                                                                            | Funds Released                                                                                                                                                            | Funds Released                                                                                                                                                            | Funds Released                                                                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                           | 2013-14                                                                                                                                                                   | 2014-15                                                                                                                                                                   | 2015-16 (as on 10.03.2016)                                                                                                                                                | Total                                                                                                                                                                     | 2013-14                                                                                                                                                                   | 2014-15                                                                                                                                                                   | 2015-16 (as on 10.03.2016)                                                                                                                                                | Total                                                                                                                                                                     | 2013-14                                                                                                                                                                   | 2014-15                                                                                                                                                                   | 2015-16 (as on 10.03.2016)                                                                                                                                                | Total                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                         | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 18                                                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 18                                                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                         | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 52.4                                                                                                                                                                      | 52.4                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                         | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                              | 1.2                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 1.2                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                         | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                 | 50                                                                                                                                                                        | 7.2                                                                                                                                                                       | 28.4                                                                                                                                                                      | 85.6                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 148.625                                                                                                                                                                   | 148.63                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                         | Madhya pradesh                                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 14.4                                                                                                                                                                      | 14.4                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 1.26                                                                                                                                                                      | 1.26                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                         | Odisha                                                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 57.6                                                                                                                                                                      | 57.6                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 7.81                                                                                                                                                                      | 7.81                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 38.29                                                                                                                                                                     | 38.29                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                         | Punjab                                                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 28.4                                                                                                                                                                      | 28.4                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 2.995                                                                                                                                                                     | 2.995                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 13.36                                                                                                                                                                     | 13.36                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                         | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 56.4                                                                                                                                                                      | 56.4                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 2.995                                                                                                                                                                     | 2.995                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                         | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 68                                                                                                                                                                        | 68                                                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0.18                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.175                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                        | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                             | 14                                                                                                                                                                        | 433.2                                                                                                                                                                     | 2526.8                                                                                                                                                                    | 2974                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0.35                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.35                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                        | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 53.6                                                                                                                                                                      | 53.6                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 5.68                                                                                                                                                                      | 5.68                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 38.665                                                                                                                                                                    | 38.665                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                        | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 38                                                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 38                                                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 12.2                                                                                                                                                                      | 5.40                                                                                                                                                                      | 17.6                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 48.51                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 48.51                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Total                                                                                                                                                                     | Total                                                                                                                                                                     | 65.2                                                                                                                                                                      | 496.4                                                                                                                                                                     | 2886                                                                                                                                                                      | 3447.6                                                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 12.2                                                                                                                                                                      | 26.66                                                                                                                                                                     | 38.86                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                         | 48.51                                                                                                                                                                     | 238.94                                                                                                                                                                    | 287.45                                                                                                                                                                    |