Lok Sabha Question No. 1729 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-30
Subject: Manual Scavenging under IAY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: NANDI YELLAIAH

## MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTRARRED QUESTION NO.17/29 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2015

## MANUAL SCA VENGING UNDER IAY

## 1729. SFIRI NANDI YELLAIAH:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- 2 whether the benefits of the Indira Awas Yojana(IA Y) have been extended to manual scavengers irrespective of their Below Poverty Line(BPL) criteria;
- if the details thereof along with the benefits extended to them during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise; and SO,
- the other schemes/steps taken by the Government under rural development for the benefits of manual scavengers?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI BIRENDER SINGH)

- (a) Yes, Madam. Under IAY, manual scavengers irrespective of the BPL Status are eligible for financial assistance W.e.f. February, 2015. 24th
- (6) A statement indicating Funds utilized and Houses sanctioned to manual scavengers under IAY during last year and current year State/UT-wise is given in the Annexure.
- (c) Ministry of Rural Development has undertaken  placement linked skill development programme called Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) for rural poor in which manual scavengers upto age of 45 are eligible to undertake skill development courses\_ youth years

has   undertaken 2 pilot   project on Persons   Engaged in   Unhygienic Occupations (PEIHO) Manual Scavenging: The objective of this project is to rehabilitate the persons and households   engaged in unhygienic   occupations: The project focuses on rehabilitation interventions comprising identification of persons   engaged in manual scavenging, livelinood interventions, advocacy, sensitization and access to entitlements.

## Manual scavengers coverred under IAY im 2014-15

| SNo.   | State             | 2014-15                       | 2014-15                 | 2015-16        | 2015-16           |
|--------|-------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------|----------------|-------------------|
| SNo.   | State             | Funds utilised (RRs. in lakk) | Houses sanctioned (Nos: | Funds utilised | Houses sanctioned |
| 3      | ASSAM             | 142.08                        | 536                     | 0.90           |                   |
|        | BIHAR             | 47.03                         | 150                     |                |                   |
| 5      | CHATTISGARH       | 4.20                          | 12                      |                |                   |
|        | GUJARAT           | 47.71                         | 158                     | 1.337          |                   |
|        | HARYANA           | 1.45                          | 4                       | 0.21           |                   |
|        | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 0.00                          | 14                      |                |                   |
| 10     | JAMMU AND KASHMIR | 0.00                          | 1                       |                |                   |
| 11     | JHARKHAND         | 11.43                         | 4                       |                |                   |
| 13     | KERALA            | 16.91                         | 59                      | 3.61           |                   |
| 14     | MADHYA PRADESH    | 191.83                        | 690                     |                |                   |
| 15     | MAHARASHTRA       | 179.67                        | 247                     |                |                   |
| 16     | MANIPUR           | 5.10                          | 23                      |                |                   |
| 20     | ORISSA            | 337.32                        | 801                     | 39.68          | 636               |
| 22     | RAJASTHAN         | 1.65                          |                         | 0.42           |                   |
| 24     | TAMIL NADU        | 25.74                         | 168                     |                |                   |
| 26     | TRIPURA           | 85.22                         | 264                     |                |                   |
| 27     | UTTAR PRADESH     | 82.25                         | 2677                    |                |                   |
| 29     | WEST BENGAL       | 6.55                          | 21                      | 1.12           |                   |
|        | Total             | 538.73                        | 5838                    | 47.0           | 636               |

Note: Information regarding manual scavengers is captured on the MIS since 2014-15. Funds utilised is for houses sanctioned in the previous years, for which second/third instalments are to beneficiaries\_ being paid