Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has implemented Self Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers (SRMS) through National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation (NSKFDC);
(b) if so, the details thereof, State/ UT- wise including Tamil Nadu; and
(c) the details of training programmes conducted by NSKFDC during the last three years, State/UT-wise particularly in Madurai constituency?
(a) Yes Sir
(b) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is implementing a Central Sector Scheme, ‘Self Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of manual Scavengers’ (SRMS) under which identified manual scavengers and their dependents are provided the following rehabilitation benefits:
(i) Onetime cash assistance of Rs.40,000/- to the identified manual scavenger.
(ii) Skill Development Training with Stipend of Rs.3,000/- per month for the training period upto two years or less for the identified manual scavenger/dependent family member.
Loans upto Rs. 15 lakh for income generating activities with capital subsidy upto Rs. 3,25,000/- are provided to the identified manual scavenger/dependent family members at concessional rate of interest of 5% per annum (4% for women) for projects upto Rs.25000/- and at the rate of 6% per annum for projects above Rs.25000/-State-wise details of benefits provided under SRMS to identified manual scavengers including those in Tamil Nadu are at Annexure-I.
(c) Details of number of identified manual scavengers/their dependents who have been provided skill development training during the last three years is at Annexure-II.
Fifty safai karamcharis in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu have been provided skill training under the skill development training programme of National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation during 2016-17.
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Annexure-I
Annexure-I referred in reply to Part (b) of Lok Sabha unstarred Question No. 3497 for answer on 10.12.2019 regarding Self Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers.
State-wise details of beneficiaries under SRMS from 2013-14 upto 30.11.2019
S. NO. Name of State/ UT Rehabilitation of manual scavengers
Onetime Cash assistance Skill Development Training Capital Subsidy
1 Andhra Pradesh 1464 104 0
2 Assam
688 95 0
3 Bihar 131 18 0
4 Chhattisgarh 3 0 0
5 Gujarat 105 19 0
6 Jharkhand 108 24 0
7 Karnataka 1605 200 190
8 Kerala 510 161 0
9 Madhya Pradesh 341 178 0
10 Maharashtra 5484 117 0
11 Odisha 218 66 83
12 Punjab 219 62 36
13 Rajasthan 2372 383 0
14 Tamil Nadu 383 29 75
15 Uttar Pradesh 24081 6347 519
16 Uttarakhand 1993 364 74
17 West Bengal 678 132 97
Total 40383 8299 1074
Annexure-II
Annexure-II referred in reply to Part (c) of Lok Sabha unstarred Question No. 3497 for answer on 10.12.2019 regarding Self Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers.
NUMBER OF MANUAL SCAVENGERS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS UNDERGONE SKILL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING PROGRAMME UNDER SRMS DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS AND CURRENT YEAR UPTO 30.11.2019
Sl. No. State Total
1 Andhra Pradesh 104
2 Assam 95
3 Bihar 18
4 Gujarat 19
5 Jharkhand 24
6 Karnataka* 80
7 Kerala 281
8 Madhya Pradesh 49
9 Maharashtra 117
10 Odisha 10
11 Punjab 57
12 Rajasthan 359
13 Tamil Nadu 29
14 Uttar Pradesh 5780
15 Uttarakhand 248
16 West Bengal 35
TOTAL 7305