Via PTI
NEW DELHI: As the federal government’s cut-off date to claim India handbook scavenging loose nears, about 246 districts of the rustic are but to claim themselves loose from the inhuman apply, in step with officers.
The topic was once mentioned on the 8th assembly of the central tracking committee chaired through Social Justice Minister Virendra Kumar.
In line with knowledge shared within the assembly, out of 766 districts, as many as 520 districts have declared themselves handbook scavenging loose, whilst 246 districts are but to put up the record.
“I’d request the states involved to put up a report back to us as we’re dedicated to our imaginative and prescient of stating India handbook scavenging loose through August 2023,” a senior respectable with the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment stated.
He stated the defaulting states are required to both claim all their districts loose from handbook scavenging or add current insanitary latrines and handbook scavengers, if any, related to them in order that considered necessary rehabilitation advantages can also be prolonged to such handbook scavengers and the insanitary latrines is also transformed into sanitary latrines underneath the Swachh Bharat Challenge.
The states/district creditors and district Justice of the Peace had been reminded 20 occasions thus far to put up the record, the ministry stated.
In a remark issued later, the ministry stated, “All states/districts had been asked to claim their district loose from handbook scavenging.
As on date, such affirmation from 520 out of 766 districts within the nation has already been won.
The committee has been steered to observe up with the rest districts.
” In Madhya Pradesh, 35 out of 52 districts have no longer submitted the record, whilst 21 out of 36 districts in Maharashtra are but to claim themselves handbook scavenging loose.
The knowledge additionally stated that 14 states/UTs should not have state commissions for safai karamcharis.
Below the Prohibition of Employment as Guide Scavengers and Rehabilitation Act, 2013, handbook scavenging is banned within the nation and there’s requirement of the formation of state safai karamchari fee, state tracking committees and district vigilance committees.
“We’ve got won studies from more than a few states that until date, many of those committees have no longer been established there.
I request those states to seem into the topic and spot that those committees are in position,” the respectable stated.
“Simplest 28 states have complied (with formation of committees),” he stated.
The respectable additionally identified that 1,056 sewer deaths have taken position within the nation and a reimbursement of Rs 10 lakh has been given to 931 folks whilst 42 persons are but to get any help.
NEW DELHI: As the federal government’s cut-off date to claim India handbook scavenging loose nears, about 246 districts of the rustic are but to claim themselves loose from the inhuman apply, in step with officers.
The topic was once mentioned on the 8th assembly of the central tracking committee chaired through Social Justice Minister Virendra Kumar.
In line with knowledge shared within the assembly, out of 766 districts, as many as 520 districts have declared themselves handbook scavenging loose, whilst 246 districts are but to put up the record.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
“I’d request the states involved to put up a report back to us as we’re dedicated to our imaginative and prescient of stating India handbook scavenging loose through August 2023,” a senior respectable with the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment stated.
He stated the defaulting states are required to both claim all their districts loose from handbook scavenging or add current insanitary latrines and handbook scavengers, if any, related to them in order that considered necessary rehabilitation advantages can also be prolonged to such handbook scavengers and the insanitary latrines is also transformed into sanitary latrines underneath the Swachh Bharat Challenge.
The states/district creditors and district Justice of the Peace had been reminded 20 occasions thus far to put up the record, the ministry stated.
In a remark issued later, the ministry stated, “All states/districts had been asked to claim their district loose from handbook scavenging.
As on date, such affirmation from 520 out of 766 districts within the nation has already been won.
The committee has been steered to observe up with the rest districts.
” In Madhya Pradesh, 35 out of 52 districts have no longer submitted the record, whilst 21 out of 36 districts in Maharashtra are but to claim themselves handbook scavenging loose.
The knowledge additionally stated that 14 states/UTs should not have state commissions for safai karamcharis.
Below the Prohibition of Employment as Guide Scavengers and Rehabilitation Act, 2013, handbook scavenging is banned within the nation and there’s requirement of the formation of state safai karamchari fee, state tracking committees and district vigilance committees.
“We’ve got won studies from more than a few states that until date, many of those committees have no longer been established there.
I request those states to seem into the topic and spot that those committees are in position,” the respectable stated.
“Simplest 28 states have complied (with formation of committees),” he stated.
The respectable additionally identified that 1,056 sewer deaths have taken position within the nation and a reimbursement of Rs 10 lakh has been given to 931 folks whilst 42 persons are but to get any help.