Lok Sabha Question No. 276 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-25
Subject: Manual Scavenging under SECC
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: CHANDU LAL SAHU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 276

TO BE ANSWERRED ON 25.02.2016

## MANUAL SCAVENGING UNDER SECC

## 276. SHRI CHANDU LAL  SAHU :

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether the Government is aware of the fact that the socio - economi  survey released earlier this month show that 0.10% of rural India is still working in manual scavenging details thereof, State/UT -wise; and
- (b) The steps taken/being taken by the Government to ensure abolition of the said prof

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT)

- (a): The Ministry of Rural Development launched a Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011 which was carried out by the respective State/Union Territory Government with the and  technical  support  of  the  Government  of  India . In  the  question  canvassed  in  the  SECC  by States/UTs,  on whether any member of the household is 'manual scavenger' 1,67,487 households reported  as  manual  scavenger.    State/UT -wise  data  on manual  scavenger  household  is  given  at Annex .
- (b): Under  section  5,  section  6  and  section  7  of  the  'Prohibition  of  Employment  as  Manual Scavengers and thei r Rehabilitation Act, 2013(MS Act 2013)' there are provisions for prohibition of insanitary  latrines  and  employment  and  engagement  of  manual  scavengers.  Under  sectio section 7 of the said Act, there are provisions for imposition of penalty for viola tion of the above provisions of the Act.

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## Annex .referred to in reply to Lok SabhaUnstarred Question No. 276 to be answered on 25.02.2016.

Manual Scavenger householdsas reported by State s/UT s intheSocio Economic and Caste Census 2011.

| Manual Scavenger          | Manual Scavenger   | Manual Scavenger            | Manual Scavenger                 |
|---------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
| States/ UTs Name          | Total Households   | Manual Scavenger Households | % of Manual Scavengers Household |
| All India                 | 179721817          | 167487                      | 0.093%                           |
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS | 68481              | 62                          | 0.000%                           |
| ANDHRA PRADESH            | 9344180            | 388                         | 0.000%                           |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH         | 201510             | 1286                        | 0.001%                           |
| ASSAM                     | 5743835            | 0                           | 0.000%                           |
| BIHAR                     | 17829066           | 7268                        | 0.004%                           |
| CHANDIGARH                | 15657              | 0                           | 0.000%                           |
| CHHATTISGARH              | 4540999            | 3                           | 0.000%                           |
| DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI      | 45352              | 142                         | 0.000%                           |
| DAMAN AND DIU             | 31795              | 6277                        | 0.003%                           |
| GOA                       | 220731             | 0                           | 0.000%                           |
| GUJARAT                   | 6920473            | 2                           | 0.000%                           |
| HARYANA                   | 2969509            | 42                          | 0.000%                           |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH          | 1263500            | 2                           | 0.000%                           |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR           | 1601606            | 2904                        | 0.002%                           |
| JHARKHAND                 | 5044234            | 4153                        | 0.002%                           |
| KARNATAKA                 | 8048664            | 15375                       | 0.009%                           |
| KERALA                    | 6319215            | 100                         | 0.000%                           |
| LAKSHADWEEP               | 10929              | 1                           | 0.000%                           |
| MADHYA PRADESH            | 11288946           | 23105                       | 0.013%                           |
| MAHARASHTRA               | 13834092           | 68016                       | 0.038%                           |
| MANIPUR                   | 448163             | 1                           | 0.000%                           |
| MEGHALAYA                 | 485897             | 113                         | 0.000%                           |
| MIZORAM                   | 111626             | 1025                        | 0.001%                           |
| NAGALAND                  | 284310             | 274                         | 0.000%                           |
| NCT OF DELHI              | 1051097            | 0                           | 0.000%                           |
| ODISHA                    | 8624075            | 481                         | 0.000%                           |
| PUDUCHERRY                | 115249             | 66                          | 0.000%                           |
| PUNJAB                    | 3269467            | 11951                       | 0.007%                           |
| RAJASTHAN                 | 10223073           | 3498                        | 0.002%                           |
| SIKKIM                    | 88723              | 51                          | 0.000%                           |
| TAMILNADU                 | 10088119           | 334                         | 0.000%                           |
| TELANGANA                 | 5643739            | 165                         | 0.000%                           |
| TRIPURA                   | 693469             | 3                           | 0.000%                           |
| UTTAR PRADESH             | 26015544           | 17390                       | 0.010%                           |
| UTTARAKHAND               | 1479742            | 483                         | 0.000%                           |
| WEST BENGAL               | 15756750           | 2526                        | 0.001%                           |