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As per the reports of the State Governments, no person is engaged as manual scavenger any i.e. carrying of human excreta from insanitary latrines, any more. There are certain claims from some voluntary agencies that still there are some people working as manual scavengers. However they could not substantiate these claims.
Although no deaths have been reported from manual scavenging, 309 deaths have been reported during the last five years of people who undertook hazardous cleaning of sewers and septic tanks.
Details of number of manual scavengers provided assistance for their rehabilitation by Government during the last five years, year-wise and State-wise under the Self Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers, is given at Annexure-I. In Madurai, 02 manual scavengers have been identified and they have been provided One time Cash Assistance of Rs. 40,000/-
Details of funds allocated by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and utilized by NSKFDC during the last five years are given as under:-
S.No.
Particulars
Amount (Rs. in crore)
1.
Funds released to NSKFDC
192.16
2.
Funds utilized by NSKFDC (including out of unspent balance from previous year)
211.84
The following major steps have been taken to ensure proper rehabilitation of manual scavengers:-
Annexure-II
Self Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers (SRMS)
State and year-wise manual scavengers/dependants provided assistance for rehabilitation during last five years
S.No.
State
Coverage
One Time Cash Assistance
Skill Development Training
Capital Subsidy for Self Employment Projects
2016-2017
2017-2018
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
2016-2017
2017-2018
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
2016-
2017
2017-2018
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
1
Andhra Pradesh
8
2
1334
74
330
0
0
0
104
76
0
0
0
0
0
2
Assam
0
144
538
188
3051
0
7
38
143
272
0
0
0
0
0
3
Bihar
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
Chhattisgarh
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
Gujarat
0
0
96
9
0
0
7
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
Jharkhand
0
0
108
16
68
0
0
24
10
0
0
0
0
0
7
Karnataka
17
293
920
429
1046
0
51
29
0
171
0
0
0
0
0
8
Kerala
0
0
504
14
0
0
0
161
153
0
0
0
0
0
9
Madhya Pradesh
0
0
305
0
169
0
0
49
40
0
0
0
0
3
10
Maharashtra
0
0
4605
1002
718
0
0
0
569
763
0
0
0
0
0
11
Odisha
45
1
0
1
11
0
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
Punjab
0
1
126
8
9
22
6
29
0
14
0
1
0
5
13
Rajasthan
104
23
2038
82
232
53
73
107
220
347
0
0
0
0
0
14
Tamilnadu
108
38
41
27
14
0
0
29
0
0
0
0
75
3
15
Uttar Pradesh
1075
669
5154
11044
6267
4298
126
1041
833
3741
182
151
147
33
146
16
Uttarakhand
0
0
1755
324
2775
0
1
163
460
735
0
0
3
0
0
17
West Bengal
0
0
555
28
2
0
35
0
0
99
0
0
0
0
0
Total
1357
1171
18079
13246
14692
4373
334
1682
2532
6204
196
151
151
108
157
This information was given by The Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri.Ramdas athawale in the Lok Sabha in a written reply today.
MG/IA
As per the reports of the State Governments, no person is engaged as manual scavenger any i.e. carrying of human excreta from insanitary latrines, any more. There are certain claims from some voluntary agencies that still there are some people working as manual scavengers. However they could not substantiate these claims.
Although no deaths have been reported from manual scavenging, 309 deaths have been reported during the last five years of people who undertook hazardous cleaning of sewers and septic tanks.
Details of number of manual scavengers provided assistance for their rehabilitation by Government during the last five years, year-wise and State-wise under the Self Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers, is given at Annexure-I. In Madurai, 02 manual scavengers have been identified and they have been provided One time Cash Assistance of Rs. 40,000/-
Details of funds allocated by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and utilized by NSKFDC during the last five years are given as under:-
S.No.
Particulars
Amount (Rs. in crore)
1.
Funds released to NSKFDC
192.16
2.
Funds utilized by NSKFDC (including out of unspent balance from previous year)
211.84
The following major steps have been taken to ensure proper rehabilitation of manual scavengers:-
Annexure-II
Self Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers (SRMS)
State and year-wise manual scavengers/dependants provided assistance for rehabilitation during last five years
S.No.
State
Coverage
One Time Cash Assistance
Skill Development Training
Capital Subsidy for Self Employment Projects
2016-2017
2017-2018
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
2016-2017
2017-2018
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
2016-
2017
2017-2018
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
1
Andhra Pradesh
8
2
1334
74
330
0
0
0
104
76
0
0
0
0
0
2
Assam
0
144
538
188
3051
0
7
38
143
272
0
0
0
0
0
3
Bihar
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
Chhattisgarh
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
Gujarat
0
0
96
9
0
0
7
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
Jharkhand
0
0
108
16
68
0
0
24
10
0
0
0
0
0
7
Karnataka
17
293
920
429
1046
0
51
29
0
171
0
0
0
0
0
8
Kerala
0
0
504
14
0
0
0
161
153
0
0
0
0
0
9
Madhya Pradesh
0
0
305
0
169
0
0
49
40
0
0
0
0
3
10
Maharashtra
0
0
4605
1002
718
0
0
0
569
763
0
0
0
0
0
11
Odisha
45
1
0
1
11
0
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
Punjab
0
1
126
8
9
22
6
29
0
14
0
1
0
5
13
Rajasthan
104
23
2038
82
232
53
73
107
220
347
0
0
0
0
0
14
Tamilnadu
108
38
41
27
14
0
0
29
0
0
0
0
75
3
15
Uttar Pradesh
1075
669
5154
11044
6267
4298
126
1041
833
3741
182
151
147
33
146
16
Uttarakhand
0
0
1755
324
2775
0
1
163
460
735
0
0
3
0
0
17
West Bengal
0
0
555
28
2
0
35
0
0
99
0
0
0
0
0
Total
1357
1171
18079
13246
14692
4373
334
1682
2532
6204
196
151
151
108
157
This information was given by The Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri.Ramdas athawale in the Lok Sabha in a written reply today.
MG/IA