Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Posted On:
13 DEC 2022 5:27PM by PIB Delhi
No death has been reported due to engaging in Manual Scavenging (which is lifting of human excreta from insanitary latrines as defined in Section 2(1) (g) of the MS Act, 2013). However, 233 persons have died due to accidents while undertaking hazardous cleaning of sewer and septic tanks during the last three years and current year. State-wise details of deaths and payment of compensation as per Hon’ble Supreme Court’s Judgment dated 27.03.2014 are given at Annexure.
Details of funds released under Self-Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers (SRMS) during the last three financial years are as under:
|
S.I. No. |
Financial Year |
Funds Released |
|
1 |
2019-20 |
84.80 |
|
2. |
2020-21 |
16.60 |
|
3. |
2021-22 |
39.00 |
|
|
Total |
140.40 |
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has also formulated “National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem” (NAMASTE) particularly to stop deaths of Sewers and Septic Tank Workers (SSWs). NAMASTE intends formalization of system of cleaning of sewers and septic tanks operations so that only trained workers are engaged in cleaning of sewers and septic tanks and no person loses life due to hazardous cleaning.
Annexure
Year-wise and State wise details of death of persons and compensation paid during the last three years and current year in sewers and septic tanks.
|
S. No. |
Name of State/UT
|
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
||||
|
Total No. of death |
Compensation paid |
Total No. of death |
Compensation paid |
Total No. of death |
Compensation paid |
Total No. of death |
Compensation paid |
||
|
|
Andhra Pradesh |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
Delhi |
10 |
8 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
|
|
Dadra Nagar & Haveli |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Gujarat |
14 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
Haryana |
16 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
13 |
13 |
|
|
Karnataka |
7 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Maharashtra |
17 |
10 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
12 |
|
|
Madhya Pradesh |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Odisha |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Punjab |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Rajasthan |
5 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Tamil Nadu |
13 |
13 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
10 |
7 |
|
|
Telangana |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Uttar Pradesh |
28 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
|
|
Uttarakhand |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
West Bengal |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Total |
117 |
87 |
19 |
14 |
49 |
47 |
48 |
43 |
This information was given by The Minister of State Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Ramdas Athawale in the Lok Sabha in a written reply today.
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