ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
(SHRI RAMDAS ATHAWALE)
(a) & (b): State-wise and year-wise details of persons who are reported to have died due to hazardous cleaning of sewers and septic tanks and non observance of safety precautions prescribed under the “Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Rules, 2013” during the last five years are at Annexure-I.
(c): A National Policy for mechanized Sanitation Eco-system has been formulated in consultation with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Department of Drinking water and Sanitation which envisages, inter alia, the following:
i. Appointment of Responsible Sanitation Authority in every District.
ii. Setting up of Sanitation Response Unit (SRU) in each municipality.
iii. Equipping SRUs with necessary devices, machines and vehicles required for mechanized cleaning.
iv. Professionally trained manpower for mechanized cleaning.
v. 24x7 helpline to receive complaints regarding blockage of sewers and septic tanks.
vi. Setting up facilities for evacuation, transportation and treatment of sludge from septic tanks.
vii. Training to the staff of municipalities and contractors in the mechanized cleaning of sewers/septic tanks.
(d): The following measures have been taken to promote 100% mechanization, specially cleaning of sewers, septic tanks, desilting of drains, garbage lifting, sludge handling, solid and medical waste disposal etc. and for the benefit of sanitation workers (including waste pickers) and their dependants to provide sustainable livelihood:-
i. Under the Swachhta Udyami Yojana (SUY) concessional loans are provided to sanitation workers and their dependants and the urban local bodies for procurement of sanitation related equipments, machines and vehicles costing upto Rs. 50.00 lakh. The Self Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers (SRMS) has been revised from 2020-21 to provide capital subsidy upto Rs. 5.00 lakh to sanitation workers and their dependants for sanitation related projects. State-wise details of number of sanitation workers assisted under these schemes are given at Annexure-II.
ii. Under Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) programme, free short duration upskilling training is provided to the sanitation workers. The candidates are trained about mechanized cleaning and safety precautions for safe and healthy cleaning of sewers and septic tanks.
iii. Workshops are organised with officers, engineers, sanitary inspectors, supervisors, contractors and sanitation workers etc. of urban local bodies and authorities responsible for cleaning of sewers and septic tanks. During the workshops the participants are made aware about the provisions under the “Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013”, the rules framed thereunder and other provisions for safe and healthy cleaning of sewers and septic tanks.
iv. NSKFDC also organises health camps in the basties of identified manual scavengers and sanitation workers. During these camps, free health check-up i.e. Sugar, BP, etc is facilitated to the target group of the NSKFDC. Further, need based free medicines & spectacles are provided to the target group during the camps. The doctors of different disciplines i.e. Eyes, General physician and Gynecologist etc. check the patients.
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Annexure-I
Annexure-I referred in reply to parts ( a) to (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3057 for answer on 22.03.2022 regarding Death of Sanitation Workers
Year-wise and State-wise details of death of persons and compensation paid during last five years in sewers and septic tanks
Name of State/UT
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
S. No. Total No. of death Compensation paid Total No. of death Compensation paid Total No. of death Compensation paid Total No. of death Compensation paid Total No. of death Compensation paid
1. Andhra Pradesh 2 2 9 8 2 0 0 0 0 0
2. Bihar 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3. Chhatisgarh 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
4. Chandigarh 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5. Delhi 13 12 11 10 10 8 4 3 4 4
6. Goa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7. Gujarat 7 5 2 2 16 13 0 0 3 3
8. Haryana 11 11 6 6 14 10 0 0 2 2
9. Karnataka 3 3 9 9 7 7 2 2 5 5
10. Kerala 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11. Maharashtra 5 1 6 2 15 8 4 0 0 0
12. Madhya Pradesh 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
13. Odisha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
14. Punjab 10 10 2 2 3 3 0 0 1 1
15. Puducherry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16. Rajasthan 6 6 2 2 5 4 0 0 0 0
17. Tamil Nadu 7 7 9 8 13 13 9 9 5 5
18. Telangana 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2
19. Tripura 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20. Uttar Pradesh 15 11 11 11 26 23 0 0 0 0
21. Uttarakhand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22. West Bengal 7 7 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 0
Total 94
83
70
63
118
92
19
14
24
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Annexure-II
Annexure-II referred in reply to part (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3057 for 22.03.2022 regarding Death of Sanitation Workers.
State-wise details of sanitation workers assisted for procurement of sanitation related equipments/vehicles
A. State-wise details of sanitation workers assisted through the State Channelising Agencies: by concessional loans since 2014-15 for procurement of sanitation related equipments/vehicles under Swachhta Udyami Yojana (SUY) of NSKFDC:
S.No. State No. of sanitation workers assisted
1. Andhra Pradesh 1603
2. Kerala 10
3. J & K 100
4. Madhya Pradesh 9
5. Nagaland 3
6. Odisha 7
7. Rajasthan 33
8. West Bengal 35
Total 1800
B. State-wise details of sanitation workers provided Capital Subsidy upto Rs. 5.00 lakh against the loans sanctioned by banks for procurement of sanitation related equipments/vehicles under Self Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers (SRMS): (Implemented from 2020-2021)
C.
S.No. State No. of sanitation workers assisted
1. A & N Islands 11
2. Andhra Pradesh 82
3. Haryana 2
4. Jharkhand 5
5. Madhya Pradesh 45
6. Maharashtra 2
7. Odisha 19
8. Telangana 10
9. Uttar Pradesh 18
Total 194
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