Lok Sabha Question No. 294 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-01
Subject: Manual Scavengers
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: OM BIRLA

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 294 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.12.2015

## 294. MANUAL SCAVENGERS

## SHRI OM BIRLA:

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

- (a) whether as per the latest socioeconomic caste census, a large number of persons are in manual scavenging despite Supreme Court's order to abolish manual scavenging;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State - wise;
- (c) whether the number of people engaged i n manual scavenging is much higher in comparison to the numbers released by socio -economic the Caste census; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken to correct the same?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): As per the Socio Economic and Caste Census 2011 (SECC - 2011) data of manual scavengers released  by  the  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  on  03.07.2015,  there  were  1,80,657  m scavengers in the rural areas of the country.
- (b): State - wise details of the SECC - 2011 data of manual scavengers are given in the annexure.
- (c) & (d): SECC - 2011 data of manual scavengers is based on respondent input as reveale the households to the enumerator. Under the 'Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 (MS Act, 2013) ' which has come into force with effect from 06.12.2013, the claim of any person of being a manual scavenger is to be got verifi local authority for inclusion in the list of ide ntified manual scavengers to become eligible for rehabilitation as per the provisions of the MS Act, 2013. Accordingly, the State Gov and  Union  Territory  Administrations  have  been  requested  to  verify  the  SECC - 2011  data  of manual  scavengers  and  uplo ad  the  list  of  identified  manual  scavengers  on  the  webs www.mssuvey.nic.in for their rehabilitation.

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Annexure  referred in reply to Part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 294 for answer on 01.12 .2015 regarding Manual Scavengers

STATE /UT - WISE NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS HAVING AT LEAST  ONE MANUAL SCAVENGERS IN RURAL AREA INDIA AS PER SECC - 2011

| S.No.   | State/UT                 |   Number of Manual Scavengers Household |
|---------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 1       | JAMMU & KASHMIR          |                                    2883 |
| 2       | HIMACHAL PRADESH         |                                       4 |
| 3       | PUNJAB                   |                                   11949 |
| 4       | CHANDIGARH               |                                       0 |
| 5       | UTTARAKHAND              |                                     483 |
| 6       | HARYANA                  |                                      42 |
| 7       | NCT OF DELHI             |                                       6 |
| 8       | RAJASTHAN                |                                    3592 |
| 9       | UTTAR PRADESH            |                                   17619 |
| 10      | BIHAR                    |                                    5296 |
| 11      | SIKKIM                   |                                      51 |
| 12      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH        |                                     913 |
| 13      | NAGALAND                 |                                     274 |
| 14      | MANIPUR                  |                                       1 |
| 15      | MIZORAM                  |                                    1025 |
| 16      | TRIPURA                  |                                   17332 |
| 17      | MEGHALAYA                |                                     113 |
| 18      | ASSAM                    |                                       0 |
| 19      | WEST BENGAL              |                                    2526 |
| 20      | JHARKHAND                |                                    4903 |
| 21      | ODISHA                   |                                     460 |
| 22      | CHHATTISGARH             |                                    1754 |
| 23      | MADHYA PRADESH           |                                   23093 |
| 24      | GUJARAT                  |                                      56 |
| 25      | DAMAN & DIU              |                                    6277 |
| 26      | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI     |                                     142 |
| 27      | MAHARASHTRA              |                                   63713 |
| 28      | TELANGANA                |                                     139 |
| 29      | ANDHRA PRADESH           |                                     356 |
| 30      | KARNATAKA                |                                   15375 |
| 31      | GOA                      |                                       0 |
| 32      | LAKSHDWEEP               |                                       1 |
| 33      | KERALA                   |                                      25 |
| 34      | TAMIL NADU               |                                     167 |
| 35      | PUDUCHERRY               |                                      66 |
| 36      | ANDMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS |                                      21 |
| INDIA   |                          |                                  180657 |