New Delhi: The central government told Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that there were no mortality reports due to a manual scavment, data owned by countries showed that the number of deaths related to the cleaning of sewer and septic was 941.
The maximum number of cases from Tamil Nadu (213) was attended by Gujarat (153) and above (104).
National capital has reported 98 cases.
For the question of whether the government has data on the number of people involved in the manual recipulation that loses life on work, the Minister of Justice and Empowerment of Virendra Kumar said “There are no reports of deaths due to manual scavments.
However, we have a report on the death of workers while involved in cleaning Sewers and septic tanks.
“He has shared data about 941 deaths based on reports from 21 state governments.
As far as the number of manual scavengers, the government has informed the parliament that in accordance with two surveys carried out by local authorities in 2013 and 2018, 58098 people worked as manual scavengers.
“All identified and qualified, 58098 manual scavengers have been paid once a cash assistance of Rs 40,000.
To enable rehabilitation, skills development training has been given to 16057 manual scavengers and their dependents,” said Minister of Justice.
He also shared that 1387 manual scavengers, their sanitation and dependent workers have provided capital subsidies for entrepreneurial projects, including sanitation related projects.
Last week, the government’s response to similar questions about the manual scoundration in Rajya Sabha had raised controversy with activists who hit the government.
The prohibition of work as manual scavengers and their rehabilitation actions prohibit practices.
On July 28, to the question of the number of people involved in the manual organizers who died in the past five years, the Minister of State for Justice and Empowerment of Ramdas Athaware said, “There was no such death reported due to a manual scavery.” The statement immediately triggered a comparison with the recent center statement “there was no lack of oxygen”.
Toi has reported on July 30 who answered a similar question at Lok Sabha in February last year, while maintaining a report on death due to a manual scavery, the Ministry said that “the National Commission Safai Karamcharis has received reports on people’s death when cleaning the sewers and septic tanks.” Differentiation shows that deaths from surface scarring may rarely occur.
But it is not clear why this explanatory information that formed a part of a reply last year was not determined in the July 28 response.
Now in a reply to questions at Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, service while responding to explaining that there are no reports of death because the manual recipulation has a report of death related to cleaning cleaning channels and septic.
Earlier this year during the ministry budget session had told Lok Sabha that as many as 340 people died while cleaning the sewers and septic tanks over the past five years according to the case reported by the state and UTS until December 31, 2020.
The maximum case reported from Uttar Pradesh in 52 deaths followed By Tamil Nadu (43), Delhi (36), Maharashtra (34), and 31 each in Gujarat and Haryana.
Answer February 2020 also provides details of death and wise compensation.
Under “the prohibition of work as manual scavengers and their rehabilitation rules, 2013” employers involving workers to cleanse sewers / septic tanks must provide safety equipment, devices, and ensure safety precautions as specified in the rules.
“To the query on whether the government has formulated a new plan to prevent manual cleaning the ditch, the ministry has told Lok Sabha in February this year that national policy for the Mechanical Sanitation ECO system has been formulated in consultation with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Department, Department of Drinking Water and Urban Sanitation that imagines the appointment of sanitation authorities in each district unit and response in each municipality equipped with the devices and vehicles needed.