(Last Updated On: February 25, 2016)

Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers

The Self Employment Scheme for the Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers (SRMS) has been revised in accordance with the provision of “Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act 2013” (MS Act, 2013) to provide the following benefits to the identified manual scavengers and their dependants.

(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.

State-wise details of financial assistance provided under SRMS since 6.12.2013, the date of coming in to force of MS Act, 2013, through National Safai Karamcharis Finance & Development Corporation (NSKFDC) are given:


Status of rehabilitation of identified and eligible Manual Scavengers under Revised SRMS
S.No.		State/UT			Details of Onetime Cash Assistance provided

					2012-13							2013-14						2014-15						2015-16 (upto- 15.02.2016)								Total
					Amount (Rs. In lac)			Beneficiaries (Number)				Amount (Rs. In lac)		Beneficiaries (Number)				Amount (Rs. In lac)			Beneficiaries (Number)			Amount (Rs. In lac)			Beneficiaries (Number)					Amount (Rs. In lac)	Beneficiaries (Number)
1		Andhra Pradesh			0			0				0		0				18			45			0			0					18.00	45
2		Bihar			0			0				0		0				0			0			52.4			131					52.40	131
3		Chhattisgarh			0			0				1.2		3				0			0			0			0					1.20	3
4		Karnataka			0			0				50		125				7.2			18			28.4			71					85.60	214
5		Madhya Pradesh			0			0				0		0				0			0			14.4			36					14.40	36
6		Odisha			0			0				0		0				0			0			57.6			144					57.60	144
7		Punjab			0			0				0		0				0			0			28.8			72					28.80	72
8		Rajasthan			0			0				0		0				0			0			56.4			141					56.40	141
9		Tamil Nadu			0			0				0		0				0			0			68			170					68.00	170
10		Uttar Pradesh			0			0				14		35				433.2			1083			2108			5270					2555.20	6388
11		Uttarakhand			0			0				0		0				0			0			53.6			134					53.60	134
12		West Bengal			0			0				0		0				38			95			0			0					38.00	95
		Total			0			0				65.2		163				496.4			1241			2467.6			6169					3029.2	7573

Status of Comprehensive rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers for the years 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 (till 15.2.2016)
S.No.				State		Comprehensive Rehabilitation (Number of beneficiaries)

						2012-13			2013-14		2014-15												2015-16 (15.02.2016)
											Capital Subsidy				Loans	Also opted Skill Development Training				opted only skill development training			Capital Subsidy		Loans			Also opted Skill Development Training		opted only skill development training
(1)				(2)		(3)			(4)		(5)				(6)	(7)				(8)			(9)		(10)			(11)		(12)
1				Andhra Pradesh		0			0		0				0	0				0			0		0			0		0
2				Bihar		0			0		0				0	0				0			0		0			0		*91
3				Chhattisgarh		0			0		0				0	0				0			0		0			0		0
4				Karnataka		0			0		0				0	0				0			190		190			0		0
5				Madhya Pradesh		0			0		0				0	0				0			0		0			0		*100
6				Odisha		0			0		0				0	0				0			83		0			56		0
7				Punjab		0			0		0				0	0				0			21		0			0		100
8				Rajasthan		0			0		0				0	0				0			0		0			0		100
9				Tamilnadu		0			0		0				0	0				0			0		0			0		*150
10				Uttar Pradesh		0			0		0				0	0				0			0		0			0		*680
11				Uttarakhand		0			0		0				0	0				0			71		0			15		101
12				West Bengal		0			0		97				97	97				0			0		0			0		0
Grand Total						0			0		97				97	97				0			365		190			71		301
* Proposals have been sanctioned and funds are released to the training instititute against uploading of relevant data by the concerned Training Institutes

	Status of Comprehensive rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers for the years 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 (till 15.2.2016)
	S.No.		State				Comprehensive Rehabilitation (Funds released) (Rs. In lacs)

							2012-13			2013-14			2014-15													2015-16 (15.02.2016)
													Capital Subsidy				Loans		Also opted Skill Development Training			opted only skill development training				Capital Subsidy Released			Loans		Also opted Skill Development Training			opted only skill development training
	(1)		(2)				(3)			(4)			(5)				(6)		(7)			(8)				(9)			(10)		(11)			(12)
	1		Andhra Pradesh				0			0			0				0		0			0				0			0		0			0
	2		Bihar				0			0			0				0		0			0				0			0		0			0
	3		Chhattisgarh				0			0			0				0		0			0				0			0		0			0
	4		Karnataka				0			0			0				0		0			0				128.63			574.75		0			0
	5		Madhya Pradesh				0			0			0				0		0			0				0			0		0			0
	6		Odisha				0			0			0				0		0			0				38.29			0		7.81			0
	7		Punjab				0			0			0				0		0			0				13.36			0		0			2.82
	8		Rajasthan				0			0			0				0		0			0				0			0		0			2.82
	9		Tamilnadu				0			0			0				0		0			0				0			0		0			0
	10		Uttar Pradesh				0			0			0				0		0			0				0			0		0			0
	11		Uttarakhand				0			0			0				0		0			0				38.665			0		2.405			3.27
	12		West Bengal				0			0			48.51				59.49		17.60			0				0			0		0			0
	Grand Total						0			0			48.51				59.49		17.60			0				218.94			574.75		10.215			8.91
			Note: In case of Karnataka, the amount shown in column 10 has been sanctioned to the State Channelising Agency.

The major cause for manual scavenging is the existence of insanitary latrines. Section 5 of the MS Act, 2013 prohibits construction of insanitary latrines and engaging of manual scavengers from the date of commencement of the Act i.e. 06.12.2013. The Act provides for identification of insanitary latrines and their demolition/conversion into sanitary latrines on a time bound basis. The municipalities, Cantonment Boards and railway authorities have been mandated to construct adequate number of community sanitary latrines within a period of three years from the date of commencement of the Act to eliminate the practice of open defecation.

This information was given by the Minister of State, Social Justice & Empowerment, Shri Vijay Sampla in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha here today.

Source Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment 25-February, 2016

Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers

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