Lok Sabha Question No. 3786 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-22
Subject: Manual Scavenging
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: MAUSAM NOOR

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3786

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.12.2015

## 3786. MANUAL SCAVENGING

## SHRIMATI MAUSAM NOOR:

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

- (a) whether the Government has undertaken any campaign to educate people about the perils of manual scavenging and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  number  of  manual  scavengers  in  the  country  has  reduced  due  to  such initiatives; (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the steps being taken by the Government to rehabilitate manual scavengers; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to remove social exclusion of manual scavengers?

## ANSWER

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

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- (a):  Yes  Madam,  Under  'Prohibition  of  Employment  as  Manual  Scavengers  and  their Rehabilitation Act, 2013(MS Act, 2013)' manual scavenging is prohibited with effect from 06.12.2013.  Awareness  Camps  are  organized  from  time  to  time  by  the  National  Safari Karmacharis Finance & Development Corporation (NSKFDC), the implementing agency for 'Self Employment Scheme for the Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers' (SRMS). Details of such camps are given in the Annexure-I. In addition, awareness campaign is also carried out through Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity (DAVP).
- (b) & (c): No data is maintained on the number of manual scavengers that have reduced on account of awareness and advocacy campaigns given at (a) above.
- (d) & (e): Of the 12,226 manual scavengers identified, one time cash assistance of Rs.40000/each has been released to 7346 manual scavengers under SRMS to wean them away from their traditional occupation of manual  scavenging.  They  are also provided loans at concessional  rate  of  interest  with  capital  subsidy  to  take-up  alternative  employment  on sustainable  basis.  Subject  to  willingness  and  eligibility,  skill  development  training  with stipend  is  also  provided  under  SRMS.  Details  of  the  rehabilitation  provided  to  manual scavengers are given in Annexure-II.

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Annexure-I Statement  referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3786 for answer on 22.12.2015 regarding manual scavenging

## Details of Awareness Camps organized by NSKFDC for rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers

|   S.no. | Date of Awareness Camp   | Place                                   |   Approximate no. of persons including manual scavengers and their dependants who attended the Camp |
|---------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | 31.08.2014               | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh                  |                                                                                                 600 |
|       2 | 22.09.2014               | Kolkata, West Bengal                    |                                                                                                 100 |
|       3 | 26.10.2014               | Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh                 |                                                                                                  50 |
|       4 | 10.11.2014               | Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh                |                                                                                                 300 |
|       5 | 29.11.2014               | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh                 |                                                                                                 800 |
|       6 | 28.03.2015               | Bangalore, Karnataka                    |                                                                                                 180 |
|       7 | 10.05.2015               | Roorkeee, Haridwar, Uttarakhand         |                                                                                                  75 |
|       8 | 19.05.2015               | Haridwar, Uttarakhand                   |                                                                                                 600 |
|       9 | 22.05.2015               | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh                  |                                                                                                  60 |
|      10 | 27.05.2015               | Kulti, West Bengal                      |                                                                                                  25 |
|      11 | 27.05.2015               | Asansol, West Bengal                    |                                                                                                  80 |
|      12 | 07.07.2015               | Hoshiarpur, Punjab                      |                                                                                                 800 |
|      13 | 22.07.2015               | Meerut, Uttar Pradesh                   |                                                                                                 100 |
|      14 | 06.08.2015               | Jaora, Madhya Pradesh                   |                                                                                                  50 |
|      15 | 10.08.2015               | Jaora, Madhya Pradesh                   |                                                                                                  50 |
|      16 | 17.08.2015               | Patna, Bihar                            |                                                                                                 200 |
|      17 | 22.08.2015               | Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh                  |                                                                                                1000 |
|      18 | 17.09.2015               | Dausa, Rajasthan                        |                                                                                                 120 |
|      19 | 19.09.2015               | Tonk, Rajasthan                         |                                                                                                  60 |
|      20 | 16.10.2015               | Sonpur, Odisha                          |                                                                                                  50 |
|      21 | 19.11.2015               | Ludhiana, Punjab                        |                                                                                                  40 |
|      22 | 22.11.2015               | Hoshiarpur, Punjab                      |                                                                                                  38 |
|      23 | 2.12.2015 to 05.12.2015  | Dausa, Tonk , Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan |                                                                                                 350 |

## Annexure-II

Statement  referred in reply to parts (d) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3786 for answer on 22.12.2015 regarding manual scavenging

| Status of Comprehensive rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers as on 15.12.2015   | Status of Comprehensive rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers as on 15.12.2015   | Status of Comprehensive rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers as on 15.12.2015   | Status of Comprehensive rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers as on 15.12.2015   | Status of Comprehensive rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers as on 15.12.2015   | Status of Comprehensive rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers as on 15.12.2015   | Status of Comprehensive rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers as on 15.12.2015   | Status of Comprehensive rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers as on 15.12.2015   | Status of Comprehensive rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers as on 15.12.2015   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                                          | State                                                                          | Identifed Manual Scavengers                                                    | No.of beneficiaries sanctioned one time cash assistance                        | Comprehensive Rehabilitation (Number of beneficiaries)                         | Comprehensive Rehabilitation (Number of beneficiaries)                         | Comprehensive Rehabilitation (Number of beneficiaries)                         | Comprehensive Rehabilitation (Number of beneficiaries)                         | Comprehensive Rehabilitation (Number of beneficiaries)                         |
|                                                                                |                                                                                |                                                                                |                                                                                | Self Employment Projects                                                       | Self Employment Projects                                                       | Self Employment Projects                                                       | Self Employment Projects                                                       | No. of beneficiaries opted only skill development training                     |
|                                                                                |                                                                                |                                                                                |                                                                                | No. of beneficiaries for Self Employment Projects                              | No. of beneficiaries given Capital Subsidy                                     | No. of beneficiaries sanctioned loan through Bank/State Channelizing Agency    | No.of beneficiaries also opted training                                        |                                                                                |
| (1)                                                                            | (2)                                                                            | (3)                                                                            | (4)                                                                            | (5)                                                                            | (6)                                                                            | (7)                                                                            | (8)                                                                            | (9)                                                                            |
| 1                                                                              | Andhra Pradesh                                                                 | 124                                                                            | 45                                                                             | 0                                                                              | 0                                                                              | 0                                                                              | 0                                                                              | 0                                                                              |
| 2                                                                              | Bihar                                                                          | 137                                                                            | 131                                                                            | 0                                                                              | 0                                                                              | 0                                                                              | 0                                                                              | 91                                                                             |
| 3                                                                              | Chhattisgarh                                                                   | 3                                                                              | 3                                                                              | 0                                                                              | 0                                                                              | 0                                                                              | 0                                                                              | 0                                                                              |
| 4                                                                              | Karnataka                                                                      | 302                                                                            | 214                                                                            | 88                                                                             | **88                                                                           | 88                                                                             | 0                                                                              | 0                                                                              |
| 5                                                                              | Madhya Pradesh                                                                 | 36                                                                             | 36                                                                             | 0                                                                              | 0                                                                              | 0                                                                              | 0                                                                              | 0                                                                              |
| 6                                                                              | Odisha                                                                         | 237                                                                            | 156                                                                            | 83                                                                             | **83                                                                           | 83                                                                             | 22                                                                             | 34                                                                             |
| 7                                                                              | Punjab                                                                         | 91                                                                             | 67                                                                             | 21                                                                             | *21                                                                            | 21                                                                             | 0                                                                              | 0                                                                              |
| 8                                                                              | Rajasthan                                                                      | 577                                                                            | 96                                                                             | 0                                                                              | 0                                                                              | 0                                                                              | 0                                                                              | 0                                                                              |
| 9                                                                              | Tamilnadu                                                                      | 462                                                                            | 0                                                                              | 0                                                                              | 0                                                                              | 0                                                                              | 0                                                                              | 0                                                                              |

| 10          | Uttar Pradesh   |   10016 |   6368 |   0 | 0    |   0 |   0 |   0 |
|-------------|-----------------|---------|--------|-----|------|-----|-----|-----|
| 11          | Uttarakhand     |     137 |    135 |  71 | **71 |  71 |  15 |  42 |
| 12          | West Bengal     |     104 |     95 |  97 | *97  |  97 |  97 |   0 |
| Grand Total | Grand Total     |   12226 |   7346 | 360 | 360  | 360 | 134 | 167 |

* 100 % Capital Subsidy released ** 50 % Capital Subsidy released