New Delhi: The government gave this information on Tuesday. Parliament In answer to a written question in Lok Sabha That it is “capable of achieving the goal of elimination of manual scavenging” as defined under the law. As per the “Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 (MS Act, 2013)”, manual scavenging means manual cleaning of human excreta in an unhygienic toilet by any means To carry, dispose of, or handle. It is banned since December 2013.
In answer to another question ministry of social justice And the jurisdiction states that “no deaths have been reported due to manual scavenging (which is the lifting of human excreta from unhygienic latrines)”. 321 people have died due to the accidents.The Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Virendra Kumar The surveys conducted to identify manual scavengers put their number at 58,098.
“All the identified and eligible manual scavengers have been assisted for their rehabilitation,” Kumar said. a mobile Application It was launched last year to identify existing insanitary toilets. “After field verification of the data uploaded on the app, the existence of insanitary toilets has not been verified. Hence, there are currently no reports of manual scavenging in the country,” the ministry said.
Fatal accidents in sewers and septic tanks occur due to non-compliance with prescribed safety measures and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). A National Policy on Mechanized Sanitation Ecosystem has been prepared and circulated to the States for implementation.
In answer to another question ministry of social justice And the jurisdiction states that “no deaths have been reported due to manual scavenging (which is the lifting of human excreta from unhygienic latrines)”. 321 people have died due to the accidents.The Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Virendra Kumar The surveys conducted to identify manual scavengers put their number at 58,098.
“All the identified and eligible manual scavengers have been assisted for their rehabilitation,” Kumar said. a mobile Application It was launched last year to identify existing insanitary toilets. “After field verification of the data uploaded on the app, the existence of insanitary toilets has not been verified. Hence, there are currently no reports of manual scavenging in the country,” the ministry said.
Fatal accidents in sewers and septic tanks occur due to non-compliance with prescribed safety measures and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). A National Policy on Mechanized Sanitation Ecosystem has been prepared and circulated to the States for implementation.
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