MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
(SHRI VIJAY SAMPLA)
(a): National Safai Karamcharis Finance & Development Corporation(NSKFDC), A wholly owned Govt. of India Undertaking under the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment (M/o SJ&E) was set up on 24th January 1997 as a Company “Not for Profit” under Section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956. NSKFDC is in operation since October, 1997.
(b): The purpose of setting up of the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK) is at Annexure-I. NCSK is functioning from its office at Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market, New Delhi. It has no other regional or branch offices anywhere in India. However the jurisdiction of the Commission extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
(c): The present Commission has undertaken extensive touring of the country to study the socio-economic and living conditions of Safai Karamcharis and their dependents. During their visits, the Commission has interacted with the Safai Karamcharis- both individually as well as through their representative associations to know their grievances. The grievances were then taken up by the Commission with the concerned authorities. The Commission has also held State /District level Review Meetings to monitor the implementation of M.S.Act, 2013.
The Commission had also received complaints/petitions from Safai Karamcharis from all over the Country. The Commission called for the factual reports in connection with these complaints/petitions from the concerned authorities and impressed upon them to redress the grievances of the aggrieved Safai Karamcharis.
Based on the information received through print or electronic media, the Commission has taken suo-moto cognizance of sewer death cases and impressed upon the authorities to pay Rs. 10 lakh compensation in terms of Supreme Court Judgement dated 27.3.2014 in W.P. No. 583 of 2003 and also directed for registration of case under provisions of M.S.Act, 2013. The complaints of sewer death cases have been handled by the Commission with extra sensitivity.
Based on its findings, the Commission has given recommendations for socio-economic and social empowerment of safai karamcharis/manual scavengers, to the Government from time to time.
(d) & (e) Yes. An amount of Rs. 592.00 lakh has been allocated to NCSK for the financial year 2018-19 for its administrative expenditure.
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