ANSWER
MINISTER STATE OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
( SHRI RAMDAS ATHAWALE )
(a): Self Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers (SRMS) is a Central Sector Scheme implemented through National Safai Karamcharis finance and Development Corporation to provide rehabilitation benefits to the manual scavengers identified in all States and Union Territories including Chhattisgarh.
(b):The identified manual scavengers are eligible for the following rehabilitation benefits under SRMS:
(i) One time cash assistance of Rs.40,000/- for identified manual scavengers.
(ii) Skill Development Training with Stipend of Rs.3,000/- per month for identified manual scavengers and their dependants.
(iii) Capital subsidy upto Rs. 3,25,000/-to those who have availed bank loans upto Rs.15 lakh for self employment projects.
State-wise details of number of beneficiaries who have been provided the above Rehabilitation benefits since 2013-14 upto 14.02.2020 are at Annexure.
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Annexure
Annexure referred in reply to Part (b) of Lok Sabha unstarred Question No. 2042 for answer on 03.03.2020 regarding rehabilitation of manual scavengers.
Progress Report on implementation of the Self Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers from 2013-14 upto 14.02.2020
Number of Beneficiaries
S. NO. Name of State/UT No. of identified Manual Scavengers One Time Cash Assistance paid Capital Subsidy Released Skill Development Training
As per Survey conducted in Total
2013 2018
1 Andhra Pradesh 78 1982 2060 1464 0 104
2 Assam
154 2988 3142 870 0 186
3 Bihar 137 0 137 131 0 18
4 Chhattisgarh 3 0 3 3 0 0
5 Gujarat 0 108 108 105 0 19
6 Jharkhand 0 281 281 124 0 34
7 Karnataka 732 1912 2644 1726 190 80
8 Kerala 0 600 600 510 0 281
9 Madhya Pradesh 36 524 560 341 0 58
10 Maharashtra 0 7378 7378 5484 0 179
11 Odisha 237 0 237 219 83 66
12 Punjab 91 142 233 219 36 62
13 Rajasthan 338 2534 2872 2375 0 530
14 Tamilnadu 363 62 425 384 75 29
15 Uttar Pradesh 12402 23070 35472 25988 519 6615
16 Uttarakhand 137 6033 6170 1993 74 399
17 West Bengal 104 637 741 678 97 132
Total 14812 48251 63063 42614 1074 8792
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