Lok Sabha Question No. 2632 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-02
Subject: Eradication of Dry Latrine System
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: P. KUMAR

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2632 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2016

## 2632. ERADICATION OF DRY LATRINE SYSTEM

## SHRI P. KUMAR:

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

- a) the total number of latrines in the country as of March; 2016, State-wise; dry
2. b the roadmap and the time-frame for the complete eradication of the latrine system; dry
3. (c) the total number of manual scavengers in the country, State-wise; and

(d) the steps taken by the Government; in coordination with the State Governments to work at the grass root level to identify manual scavengers and ensure their   liberation, proper rehabilitation and socio economic development?

## ANSWER

- a) State-wise details of  insanitary latrines   including those serviced by humans as per household and houselisting Census-2011 report released by Registrar General of India, are given in the Annexure-I. No fresh data is available in this regard.

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

- ~Prohibition of' Employment as Manual  Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 (MS Act 2013)" which came into force with effect from 06.12.2013 casts responsibility on the local authority to identify all the insanitary latrines under its jurisdiction within two months from the date of coming into force of the Act. The local authority shall give & notice to the occupier to either demolish the insanitary latrine or convert it into sanitary latrine within a period of six months The local authority may for sufficient reasons to be recorded in   writing extend the said   period not exceeding three months. Ministry of Drinking Water   and   Sanitation and Ministry of Urban Development are implementing Swachh Bharat Abhiyan to provide technical and financial support to the States and Union Territories to accelerate sanitation coverage in rural and urban areas respectively.
- The States and Union Territories have reported identification of 12,226 manual scavengers as per details given in the Annexure-II:
- (d) As per MS Act, 2013 the local authority is responsible t0 identify the manual scavengers under its jurisdiction and publish the list of identified manual scavengers whose details shall be uploaded on the website WWW mssurvex nicin The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment has revised the Self Employment Scheme for the Rehabilitation of Manual accordance with the   provisions of the MS Act; 2013 to ensure   proper rehabilitation of the identified manual scavengers. The following rehabilitation benefits are provided under the above scheme:
- Onetime cash assistance of Rs.40000/-
- (ii) Loans for project cost upto Rs. 15.00 lacs on concessional rates of interest.
- (iii) Credit linked back-end capital subsidy upto Rs. 3.25,000/-
- (iv) Skill Development Training upto two years with stipend of Rs.3000/- per month:

The Ministry  regularly monitors the progress of identification and rehabilitation of manual scavengers. Awareness camps are held by National Safai Karamcharis Finance & Development Corporation to motivate manual scavengers to avail benefits of schemes for rehabilitation and skill development.

Annerure-[

|    |                           | Number of_households Rural Urban   | Number of_households Rural Urban   | Number of_households Rural Urban   | Number of_households Rural Urban   | Number of_households Rural Urban   | Number of_households Rural Urban   | Number of_households Rural Urban   | Number of_households Rural Urban   | Number of_households Rural Urban   | Number of_households Rural Urban   | Number of_households Rural Urban   | Number of_households Rural Urban   | Number of_households Rural Urban   | Number of_households Rural Urban   | Number of_households Rural Urban   | Number of_households Rural Urban   |
|----|---------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|    |                           |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    | State/UT Total number Total        | State/UT Total number Total        | State/UT Total number Total        | State/UT Total number Total        | State/UT Total number Total        | State/UT Total number Total        | State/UT Total number Total        | State/UT Total number Total        | State/UT Total number Total        | State/UT Total number Total        |
| No |                           | of households into                 | Nightsoi disposed open drain       | Serviced Manuall                   | Sub- total (4+5)                   | Service d by animal                | Total (6+7)                        | Nightsoi disposed into open drain  | Serviced Manuall                   | Sub- total (9+10)                  | Servic ed by anima                 | Total (11+12)                      | Nightsoi disposed into open drain  | Serviced Sub- Manuall total        | (14+15)                            | Service d by animal                | Total (16+17)                      |
|    |                           |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    | (8                                 | (9)                                | (10)                               |                                    | (12)                               | (13)                               | (14)                               | (45)                               | (16)                               | (17)                               | (18)                               |
|    |                           | (3)                                | (4)                                | (5)                                | (6)                                |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    |
|    | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS | 93376                              | 151                                | 11                                 | 162                                | 57                                 | 219                                | 139                                |                                    | 150                                | 50                                 | 200 55107                          | 12 140150                          | 12 147261                          |                                    | 26429                              | 19 173690                          |
|    | ANDHRA PRADESH            | 21024534                           | 165673                             | 10357                              | 176030                             | 52767                              | 228797                             | 25523                              | 3246 959                           | 28769                              | 26338 9440                         | 12034                              | 230                                | 74 100                             | 330                                | 139                                | 469                                |
|    | ARUNACHAL PRADESH         | 261614                             | 1865                               | 1059                               | 2924                               | 9579                               | 12503                              | 1635                               | 15961                              | 2594 63306                         | 32034                              | 95340                              | 7036                               | 6178                               | 13214                              | 3360                               | 16574                              |
|    | ASSAM                     | 6367295                            | 54381                              | 22139                              | 76520                              | 35394                              | 11914                              | 47345 28899                        | 9765                               | 38664                              | 29779                              | 68443                              | 10347                              | 3822                               | 14169                              | 5230                               | 19399                              |
|    | BHHAR                     | 8940629                            | 39246                              | 13587                              | 52833                              | 35009                              | 87842                              |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    | 163                                |                                    | 163                                | 30                                 | 493                                |
|    | CHANDIGARH                | 235061                             | 164                                |                                    | 164                                | 32                                 | 196                                | 1504                               | 552                                | 2056                               | 2213                               | 4269                               | 3377                               | 184                                | 3561                               | 1271                               | 4832                               |
|    | CHATTISGARH               | 5622850                            | 4881                               | 736                                | 5617                               | 3484                               | 9101                               |                                    | 55                                 |                                    | 26                                 | 131                                |                                    | 13                                 | 118                                |                                    | 120                                |
|    | DADRA & NAGARHAVELI       |                                    | 55                                 |                                    | 223                                | 28                                 | 251                                | 50                                 | 16                                 | 21                                 |                                    | 21                                 | 24                                 |                                    | 24                                 | 14                                 | 38                                 |
|    | DAMAN & DIU               | 60381                              | 29                                 | 16                                 | 45                                 | 14                                 | 59                                 | 263                                |                                    | 263                                | 1338                               | 1601                               | 404                                |                                    | 404                                | 1813                               | 2217                               |
| 10 | GOA                       | 322813                             | 667                                |                                    | 667                                | 3151                               | 3818                               | 7586                               | 1408                               | 8994                               | 2593                               | 4587                               | 17648                              |                                    | 18806                              | 2297                               | 24103                              |
|    | GUJARAT                   |                                    | 25234                              | 2566                               | 27800                              | 4890                               | 32690                              | 6252                               | 658                                | 6910                               |                                    | 9501                               | 26180                              | 1158 685                           | 26865                              | 2161                               | 29026                              |
| 12 | HARYANA                   | 4717954                            | 32432                              | 1343                               | 33775                              | 4752                               | 38527                              | 1029                               | 310                                |                                    | 453                                | 1792                               | 2040                               |                                    | 2040                               | 108                                | 2148                               |
| 13 | HMMACHAL PRADESH          | 1476581                            | 3069                               | 310                                | 3379                               | 561                                | 3940                               |                                    | 160770                             | 171082                             | 9178                               | 180260                             | 54167                              | 17673                              | 71840                              | 3931                               |                                    |
| 14 | JAMMU & KASHMRR           | 2015088                            | 64479                              | 178443                             | 242922                             | 13109                              | 256031                             |                                    | 1061                               |                                    | 2879                               | 7555                               | 5702                               | 775                                | 6472                               | 3107                               | 9584                               |
| 15 | JHARKHAND                 | 6181607                            | 9317                               | 1836                               |                                    | 5986                               | 17139                              | 3615                               |                                    | 4676 11380                         | 13388                              | 24768                              | 52474                              | 5688                               | 58162                              | 15607                              | 73769                              |
| 16 | KARNATAKA                 |                                    | 61802                              |                                    | 69542                              | 28995                              | 98537                              | 9328                               | 2052                               |                                    |                                    | 7175                               | 7546                               | 1653                               | 9199                               | 402                                | 9601                               |
| 17 | KERALA                    | 7716370                            | 12052                              | 3011                               | 15063                              | 1713                               | 16776                              | 4506                               | 1358                               | 5864                               |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    |
| 18 | LAKSHADWEEP               | 10703                              |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    | 13843                              | 7770                               | 21613                              | 30467                              | 2717                               | 33184                              | 6178                               | 39362                              |
| 19 | MADHYA PRADESH            | 14967597                           | 41363                              | 5664                               | 47027                              | 13948                              | 60925                              | 10896                              | 2947 4291                          | 25166                              | 12528                              | 37694                              | 133456                             | 5331                               | 138787                             | 32901                              | 171688                             |
| 20 | MAHARASHTRA               | 23830580                           | 154334                             | 9622                               | 163953                             | 45429                              | 209382                             | 20875                              | 6097                               | 23122                              | 2516                               | 25638                              | 0688                               | 3965                               |                                    | 448                                | 15101                              |
| 21 | MANIPUR                   | 507152                             | 27713                              | 10062                              | 37775                              | 2964                               | 40739                              | 7025                               | 1657                               | 3234                               | 3986                               | 7220                               | 215                                |                                    | 520                                | 140                                | 660                                |
| 22 | MEGHALAYA                 | 538299                             | 4792                               | 1962                               | 3754                               | 4126                               | 7880                               | 1577 77                            | 107                                | 184                                | 547                                | 73]                                | 506                                | 305 14                             | 520_                               | 15                                 | 535                                |
| 23 | MZORAM                    | 221077                             | 583                                | 421                                | 704                                | 562                                | 1266                               |                                    | 678                                | 1482                               | 2420                               | 3902                               | 404                                | 108                                | 512                                | 61                                 | 573                                |
| 24 | NAGALAND                  | 399965                             | 1208                               | 786                                | 1994                               | 2481                               | 4475                               | 804                                |                                    | 773                                | 73                                 | 846                                | 67651                              | 583                                | 68234                              | 560                                | 68794                              |
| 25 | NCT OF DELHI              | 3340538                            | 68424                              | 583                                | 69007                              | 633                                | 69640                              | 773                                |                                    | 36640                              | 17426                              | 54066                              | 12876                              | 7547                               | 20423                              | 6796                               | 27219                              |
| 26 | ODISHA                    | 9661085                            | 30567                              | 26496                              | 57063                              | 24222                              | 81285                              | 17691                              | 8949                               |                                    |                                    | 175                                | 555                                | 108                                | 663                                | 21                                 | 684                                |
| 27 | PUDUCHERRY                | 301276                             | 638                                | 133                                | 771                                | 88                                 | 859 41499                          | 83 11563                           | 25 2625                            | 108 14188                          | 67 6870                            | 21058                              |                                    | 840                                | 17551                              | 2590                               | 20141                              |
| 28 | PUNJAB                    | 5409699                            | 28274                              | 3465                               | 34739                              | 9460                               |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    | 4148                               | 89910                              |
| 29 | RAJASTHAN                 | 12581303                           | 94061                              | 2572                               | 96633                              | 8781                               | 105414                             | 10069                              | 772                                | 10841                              | 4663                               | 15504                              | 83992 15                           | 1800                               | 85792 15                           |                                    | 21                                 |
| 30 | SIKKIM                    |                                    | 93                                 |                                    | 93                                 | 126                                |                                    | 78                                 |                                    | 78                                 | 120                                | 198 38770                          | 133535                             | 17414                              |                                    | 13415                              | 164364                             |
| 31 | TAMIL NADU                | 18493003                           | 149455                             | 27659                              | 177144                             | 26020                              | 203134                             | 15920                              | 10245                              | 26165                              | 12605                              | 6104                               | 1812                               |                                    | 150949 1930                        | 289                                | 2219                               |
| 32 | TRIPURA                   | 842781                             | 3760                               | 830                                | 4590                               | 3733                               |                                    | 1948                               |                                    | 2660                               |                                    | 334816                             | 95054                              | 106681                             | 201735                             | 21539 468                          | 223274                             |
| 33 | UTTAR PRADESH             | 32924266                           | 151717                             | 326082                             |                                    | 80291                              | 558090                             | 56663                              | 219401                             | 276064                             | 58752                              |                                    |                                    | 4860                               | 1250 6110                          | 6578                               | 6578                               |
| 34 | UTTARAKHAND               | 1997068                            | 6730                               | 4701                               | 4431                               | 2562                               | 13993                              | 1870                               | 3451                               | 5321                               | 2094                               | 7415                               | 22341                              | 14402                              |                                    | 36743 115096                       | 60072 132974                       |
| 35 | WEST BENGAL               | 20067299                           | 78446                              | 130330                             | 208776                             | 72289                              | 281065                             | 56105                              | 115928                             | 172033                             | 48960 31845                        | 220993 127653                      |                                    |                                    |                                    | 23329 178782                       |                                    |
|    |                           |                                    |                                    |                                    | 210904                             |                                    | 260627                             | 372009                             |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    | 942643                             |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    |
|    |                           | 246692667                          | 1314652                            | 794390                             |                                    | 497236                             |                                    |                                    | 586067                             | 958076                             |                                    |                                    |                                    | 208323                             |                                    |                                    |                                    |
|    | Total                     |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    |                                    |

Annexure ~Il; referred in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha unstarred question No. 2632 for answer on 02.08.2016 regarding eradication of latrine system dry

| State-wise details of identified Manual Scavengers   | State-wise details of identified Manual Scavengers   | State-wise details of identified Manual Scavengers   |
|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| Urban-A                                              | Urban-A                                              | Urban-A                                              |
| S.No.                                                | State                                                | Identified Manual Scavengers                         |
| 1                                                    | Andhra Pradesh                                       | 124                                                  |
| 2                                                    | Bihar                                                | 137                                                  |
| 3                                                    | Chhattisgarh                                         | 3                                                    |
| 4                                                    | Karnataka                                            | 302                                                  |
| 5                                                    | Madhya Pradesh                                       | 36                                                   |
| 6.                                                   | Odisha                                               | 237                                                  |
|                                                      | Punjab                                               | 86                                                   |
| 8.                                                   | Rajasthan                                            | 577                                                  |
| 9                                                    | Tamil Nadu                                           | 462                                                  |
| 10                                                   | Uttar Pradesh                                        | 2404                                                 |
| 11.                                                  | Uttarakhand                                          | 137                                                  |
| 12                                                   | West Bengal                                          | 104                                                  |
| Total-A                                              | Total-A                                              | 4609                                                 |
| Rural-B                                              | Rural-B                                              | Rural-B                                              |
| 1                                                    | Punjab                                               | 5                                                    |
| 2                                                    | Uttar Pradesh                                        | 7612                                                 |
| Total-B                                              | Total-B                                              | 7617                                                 |
| Grand Total (A+B)                                    | Grand Total (A+B)                                    | 12226                                                |