Manual Scavenging
As per the Socio Economic and Caste Census 2011 (SECC-2011) data which is based on respondent input as revealed by the household to the enumerator and released by Ministry of Rural Development 1,82,505 respondent households in rural areas reported themselves as manual scavengers. State-wise details are given is:
| Socio Economic and Caste Census-2011 | ||
| Number of Households Any Member Belonging to Manual Scavenger (Rural) | ||
| Zone | Code with States/ UTs Name | Number of Manual Scavanger |
| All India | 182505 | |
| North Total | 14898 | |
| North | 01 – JAMMU & KASHMIR | 2904 |
| North | 02 – HIMACHAL PRADESH | 1 |
| North | 03 – PUNJAB | 11951 |
| North | 06 – HARYANA | 42 |
| East Total | 14411 | |
| East | 10 – BIHAR | 7268 |
| East | 19 – WEST BENGAL | 2526 |
| East | 20 – JHARKHAND | 4153 |
| East | 21 – ODISHA | 464 |
| West Total | 68681 | |
| West | 08 – RAJASTHAN | 3498 |
| West | 24 – GUJARAT | 2 |
| West | 27 – MAHARASHTRA | 65181 |
| West | 30 – GOA | 0 |
| South Total | 16362 | |
| South | 28 – ANDHRA PRADESH | 388 |
| South | 29 – KARNATAKA | 15375 |
| South | 32 – KERALA | 100 |
| South | 33 – TAMILNADU | 334 |
| South | 28 – TELANGANA | 165 |
| Central Total | 41516 | |
| Central | 05 – UTTARAKHAND | 483 |
| Central | 09 – UTTAR PRADESH | 17388 |
| Central | 22 – CHHATTISGARH | 540 |
| Central | 23 – MADHYA PRADESH | 23105 |
| North Eastern Total | 20083 | |
| North Eastern | 11 – SIKKIM | 51 |
| North Eastern | 12 – ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 1286 |
| North Eastern | 13 – NAGALAND | 274 |
| North Eastern | 14 – MANIPUR | 1 |
| North Eastern | 15 – MIZORAM | 1025 |
| North Eastern | 16 – TRIPURA | 17333 |
| North Eastern | 17 – MEGHALAYA | 113 |
| North Eastern | 18 – ASSAM | 0 |
| UT Total | 6554 | |
| UT | 04 – CHANDIGARH | 0 |
| UT | 07 – NCT OF DELHI | 6 |
| UT | 25 – DAMAN AND DIU | 6277 |
| UT | 26 – DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI | 142 |
| UT | 31 – LAKSHADWEEP | 1 |
| UT | 34 – PUDUCHERRY | 66 |
| UT | 35 – ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS | 62 |
However, this does not reveal manual scavenging as their main source of income. SECC-2011 data in respect of urban areas has not been released. 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 verified by the local authority for inclusion in the list of identified manual scavengers to become eligible for rehabilitation as per the provisions of the MS Act, 2013. Accordingly, the State Governments and Union Territory Administrations have been requested to verify the SECC-2011 data of manual scavengers and upload the list of identified manual scavengers on the website www.mssuvey.nic.in for their rehabilitation. As per reports received from the States and Union Territories (UTs) upto 30.11.2015 there are 12,226 identified manual scavengers. State/UT wise details are given is:
| State-wise details of identified Manual Scavengers | ||
| 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 |
| 7. | Punjab | 86 |
| 8. | Rajasthan | 577 |
| 9. | Tamil Nadu | 462 |
| 10. | Uttar Pradesh | 2404 |
| 11. | Uttarakhand | 137 |
| 12. | West Bengal | 104 |
| Total-A | 4609 | |
| Rural-B | ||
| 1 | Punjab | 5 |
| 2 | Uttar Pradesh | 7612 |
| Total-B | 7617 | |
| Grand Total (A+B) | 12226 | |
Subsequent to coming into force of the “Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013” (MS Act, 2013), the Self Employment Scheme for the Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers (SRMS) was revised in November, 2013 to provide the following benefits to the identified Manual Scavengers:
(i) Onetime cash assistance of Rs.40000/- to identified manual scavengers.
(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 above scheme is implemented through National Safai Karamcharis Finance & Development Corporation (NSKFDC). State-wise details of beneficiaries and expenditure incurred in this regard are given is:
| Annexure -II-A referred in reply to Part (b) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1561 for answer on 08.012.2015 regarding Manual Scavenging | ||||||||||||||
| Anexxure-II-A | ||||||||||||||
| Status of rehabilitation of identified and eligible Manual Scavengers under Revised SRMS (Amount-Rs. In lac) (Beneficiaries-Numbers) | ||||||||||||||
| S.No. | State/UT | Details of Onetime Cash Assistance provided | ||||||||||||
| 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 (upto- 30.11.2015) | Total | ||||||||||
| Amount | Beneficiaries | Amount | Beneficiaries | Amount | Beneficiaries | Amount | Beneficiaries | Amount | Beneficiaries | |||||
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 18.00 | 45 | 0.00 | 0 | 18.00 | 45 | |||
| 2 | Bihar | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 52.40 | 131 | 52.40 | 131 | |||
| 3 | Chhattisgarh | 0 | 0 | 1.20 | 3 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1.20 | 3 | |||
| 4 | Karnataka | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | 125 | 7.20 | 18 | 28.40 | 71 | 85.60 | 214 | |||
| 5 | Odisha | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 62.40 | 156 | 62.40 | 156 | |||
| 6 | Madhya Pradesh | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 14.40 | 36 | 14.40 | 36 | |||||
| 7 | Punjab | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 26.80 | 67 | 26.80 | 67 | |||
| 8 | Uttar Pradesh | 0 | 0 | 14.00 | 35 | 433.20 | 1083 | 2100.00 | 5250 | 2547.20 | 6368 | |||
| 9 | Uttarakhand | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 54.00 | 135 | 54.00 | 135 | |||
| 10 | Rajasthan | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 38.40 | 96 | 38.40 | 96 | |||
| 11 | West Bengal | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 38.00 | 95 | 0.00 | 0 | 38.00 | 95 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 65.20 | 163 | 496.40 | 1241 | 2376.80 | 5942 | 2938.40 | 7346 | ||||
| Annexure -II-B referred in reply to Parts (b) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1561 for answer on 08.012.2015 regarding Manual Scavenging | |||||||
| Annexure-II-B | |||||||
| Details of funds released for Comprehensive rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers (Expenditure-Rs. In lac) (Beneficiaries-Numbers) | |||||||
| S.no. | State | Funds Released (2014-15) | |||||
| Training | Projects | ||||||
| No. of Beneficiaries |
Amount | No. of Beneficiaries |
NSKFDC Loan | No. of Beneficiaries |
Capital Subsidy | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) |
| 1 | West Bengal | 97 | 12.16 | 97 | 59.49 | 97 | 48.51 |
This information was given by the Minister of State, Social Justice & Empowerment, Shri Vijay Sampla in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha here today.
