Deaths Due To Manual Scavenging Expose Claims : Supreme Court Seeks Explanation From Delhi, Kolkata & Hyderabad Authorities
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Deaths Due To Manual Scavenging Expose Claims : Supreme Court Seeks Explanation From Delhi, Kolkata & Hyderabad Authorities

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently expressed dissatisfaction over the affidavits filed by authorities in Kolkata, Delhi and Hyderabad for failing to explain how and when manual scavenging and manual sewer cleaning would be stopped in their cities. Particularly, the Court has noted that Delhi Jal Board, Kolkata Municipal Corporation and Hyderabad Metropolitan Water & Sewerage Board have not given any explanation as to how deaths due to manual scavenging and manual sewer cleaning have occurred when the authorities claimed that the practice has stopped in their respective cities. The respective authorities from these two cities must also specify the precise date from which manual scavenging and manual sewer cleaning has been stopped. In view of this, the Court directed the Chief Secretary, West Bengal, to clarify this position and file an affidavit as to under whose watch and jurisdiction manual scavenging and manual sewer cleaning is done in Kolkata and the peripheral areas of Kolkata including area under KMDA.

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Deaths inside manholes: NGOs call for stricter adherence to ban, scrutiny on contractors
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1 week, 2 days ago

Deaths inside manholes: NGOs call for stricter adherence to ban, scrutiny on contractors

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, Despite a nationwide ban on manual scavenging, workers continue to be hired for cleaning sewers, often at great risk to their lives, NGOs working for such workers' rehabilitation said. Deaths inside manholes: NGOs call for stricter adherence to ban, scrutiny on contractors In a tragic incident on Sunday, a 43-year-old worker died, and two others were injured, while …

SC summons civic bodies of 4 cities on sewer deaths
1 month, 1 week ago

SC summons civic bodies of 4 cities on sewer deaths

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the municipal corporation heads of Delhi, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Bengaluru to appear before the court and explain why deaths due to manual scavenging continue to occur despite a ban on the practice. The court was monitoring the implementation of its October 2023 judgment requiring all states and union territories to take immediate steps for …

294 died in sewer related deaths in 2020-24; compensation paid in 249 cases: Govt
1 month, 3 weeks ago

294 died in sewer related deaths in 2020-24; compensation paid in 249 cases: Govt

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Of the 294 confirmed sewer related deaths across the country between 2020 and 2024, compensation has been paid in 249 cases, the government told the Rajya Sabha on Monday. The Supreme Court has asked corporations in six cities to file an affidavit by February 13 indicating “how and when manual scavenging/sewer cleaning has been stopped” Citing data received …

3 die inside Kolkata drainage line days after SC banned manual scavenging
1 month, 3 weeks ago

3 die inside Kolkata drainage line days after SC banned manual scavenging

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: Three wage labourers died inside an underground drainage line at the Kolkata Leather Complex on Sunday morning. It comes four days after the Supreme Court banned manual scavenging and manual sewer cleaning in the metro cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad. On January 29, a Supreme Court bench of justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Aravind Kumar issued …

Supreme Court bans manual scavenging, sewer cleaning in Delhi, Mumbai, 4 other metros
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court bans manual scavenging, sewer cleaning in Delhi, Mumbai, 4 other metros

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday, January 29, issued directives prohibiting manual scavenging and manual sewer cleaning in six metropolitan cities, including Mumbai and Delhi. In its ruling, the Supreme Court said, "We hereby order manual sewer cleaning and manual scavenging shall be stopped in all top metropolitan cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Hyderabad.” The order was given …

SC calls for immediate end to manual scavenging in metro cities
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

SC calls for immediate end to manual scavenging in metro cities

Hindustan Times  

Manual scavenging in major metropolitan cities must immediately stop, the Supreme Court directed on Wednesday, drawing the line for municipal commissioners and chief executive officers of six major cosmopolitan cities, including Delhi and Mumbai, to comply with this order upfront and report compliance in two weeks. Picking up the metropolitan cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad, the …

Supreme Court orders to end manual scavenging in 6 metro cities
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court orders to end manual scavenging in 6 metro cities

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered a complete ban on manual scavenging and sewer cleaning in six major metropolitan cities -- Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad. In December 2023, the court instructed the Centre to coordinate with states and gather feedback on efforts to eliminate manual scavenging and sewer cleaning. A recent affidavit from the Union government revealed …

SC orders a stop on manual scavenging in six metros
1 month, 3 weeks ago

SC orders a stop on manual scavenging in six metros

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered a complete stop to the practice of manual scavenging and hazardous manual cleaning of sewers and septic tanks in top metros across the country. “We hereby order manual sewer cleaning and manual scavenging shall be stopped in all top metropolitan cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Hyderabad,” a Special Bench of Justices …

Supreme Court Bans Manual Scavenging & Manual Sewer Cleaning In Six Metropolitan Cities
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Bans Manual Scavenging & Manual Sewer Cleaning In Six Metropolitan Cities

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today passed directions banning manual scavenging and manual sewer cleaning in six metropolitan cities in a writ petition seeking the eradication of manual scavenging in India.In its order, it stated that in the comprehensive affidavit filed by the Union, there is "no clarity" on the eradication of manual scavenging and sewer cleaning. The Supreme Court today passed …

Keep sewers as pristine as your arteries, says Madras High Court
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Keep sewers as pristine as your arteries, says Madras High Court

The Hindu  

Observing that manual scavenging deaths might not occur if people maintained sewers and drains “as pristine as their arteries” without letting them choke due to garbage, the Madras High Court said that society, as a whole, must apologise to every human being forced to enter sewer lines. Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy made these observations while directing the Chennai Metropolitan Water …

92% of workers cleaning urban sewers, septic tanks are from SC, ST, OBC groups
5 months, 3 weeks ago

92% of workers cleaning urban sewers, septic tanks are from SC, ST, OBC groups

The Hindu  

In a first-of-its-kind attempt to enumerate people engaged in the hazardous cleaning of sewers and septic tanks in India’s cities and towns, government data gathered from over 3,000 urban local bodies in 29 States and Union Territories shows that 91.9% of the 38,000 workers profiled so far belong to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, or other backward class communities. Between 2019 …

453 died while cleaning sewers since 2014, says Centre
7 months, 3 weeks ago

453 died while cleaning sewers since 2014, says Centre

Hindustan Times  

The Union Social Justice and Empowerment ministry on Tuesday said around 453 people have died while cleaning sewers and septic tanks since 2014 despite 732 out of India's 766 districts declaring themselves free from manual scavenging. Union Minister of State, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale said states have made significant strives in improving their mechanisation capabilities by …

Manual Scavenging Is State Sanctioned Casteism, Stark Reminder Of Deep-Rooted Discrimination: Madras HC Issues Guidelines For Eradication
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Manual Scavenging Is State Sanctioned Casteism, Stark Reminder Of Deep-Rooted Discrimination: Madras HC Issues Guidelines For Eradication

Live Law  

Lamenting over the persistence of manual scavenging in today's day and age, the Madras High Court has issued a slew of guidelines to eradicate manual scavenging and to ensure compliance with the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013. The court was hearing a plea by Safai Karamchari Andolan seeking to eradicate manual scavenging in the …

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On PIL Against Exclusion Of Sewer And Septic Tank Cleaners From Manual Scavenging Prohibition Law
1 year, 1 month ago

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On PIL Against Exclusion Of Sewer And Septic Tank Cleaners From Manual Scavenging Prohibition Law

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice on a public interest litigation challenging the exclusion of sewer and septic tank cleaners doing hazardous cleaning from the purview of Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 and the Rules framed therein. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora sought …

SC orders govt to pay ₹30 lakh to families of those who die cleaning sewer
1 year, 5 months ago

SC orders govt to pay ₹30 lakh to families of those who die cleaning sewer

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court of India on Friday said that government authorities will have to pay ₹30 lakh as compensation to the kin of those who die while cleaning sewers, PTI reported. A bench of Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Aravind Kumar also said that those who suffer permanent disabilities while cleaning sewers will be paid a minimum compensation of ₹20 …

In 7 days, over 100 districts report themselves to be manual scavenging-free
1 year, 7 months ago

In 7 days, over 100 districts report themselves to be manual scavenging-free

The Hindu  

More than 100 districts across the country reported themselves to be free of manual scavenging in a period of seven days even as the Union government has said it is vigorously pursuing districts that have not yet done so to complete the procedure. Districts declaring themselves free of manual scavenging are doing so by determining the existence of insanitary latrines …

Manual scavenging witnessed in Coimbatore a day after Union Social Justice Ministry said all Tamil Nadu districts free from the practice
1 year, 8 months ago

Manual scavenging witnessed in Coimbatore a day after Union Social Justice Ministry said all Tamil Nadu districts free from the practice

The Hindu  

A day after the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment said that 530 out of 766 districts in the country have reported themselves as free of manual scavenging, including all the districts in Tamil Nadu, workers were found engaged in manual scavenging in Coimbatore on Thursday. “It was painful to see the man standing inside the clogged manhole and clearing …

Justice evades ‘manual scavenging’ victims
1 year, 8 months ago

Justice evades ‘manual scavenging’ victims

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: A social organisation has written to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal and the city collector, claiming that sections under the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013, were missing from the FIRs in connection with the death of three sanitation workers in last month. HT Image Jan Haq Sangharsh Samiti, which works on …

Problem of manual scavenging eliminated, claims Union Social Justice Ministry panel
1 year, 8 months ago

Problem of manual scavenging eliminated, claims Union Social Justice Ministry panel

The Hindu  

Despite noting that just 520 districts across the country had declared themselves free of manual scavenging, the Central Monitoring Committee of the Social Justice Ministry concluded in its eighth meeting on July 5, 2023 that all unsanitary latrines had been made sanitary under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan and that the problem of manual scavenging is eliminated. A month ago, the …

Manual Scavenging: Madhya Pradesh High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance After Recent Death Of 2 Contract Workers Inside Sewer Hole
1 year, 9 months ago

Manual Scavenging: Madhya Pradesh High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance After Recent Death Of 2 Contract Workers Inside Sewer Hole

Live Law  

Observing that it is unfortunate that the persons employed to do the work in a sewer hole lost their lives, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the continuing manual scavenging in the state after the recent death of two workers in Gwalior. While issuing notice to the State, the bench of Chief Justice Ravi Malimath …

Only 66% districts in country free of manual scavenging: Social Justice Ministry report
1 year, 9 months ago

Only 66% districts in country free of manual scavenging: Social Justice Ministry report

The Hindu  

Despite stating over the last few years that manual scavenging had been eliminated in the country, and that the only remaining threat was hazardous cleaning of sewers and septic tanks, the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has now said that only 508 districts out of the total 766 districts in the country have declared themselves manual-scavenging free. The …

Despite ban, Gujarat continues to witness deaths of manual scavengers
1 year, 10 months ago

Despite ban, Gujarat continues to witness deaths of manual scavengers

The Hindu  

From March 22 to April 26, 2023, as many as eight people have died while cleaning sewers in various parts of the Gujarat, raising concerns about the continuing deaths of manual scavengers despite the fact that the practice has been declared illegal across the country. Watch | Manual scavenging: India’s continuing shame In Gujarat, as per the figures shared by …

Supreme Court asks government what it has done to end manual scavenging
2 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court asks government what it has done to end manual scavenging

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court has directed the government to place on record within six weeks the steps taken by it to implement its nearly 10-year-old judgment to end manual scavenging and prevent future generations from the “inhuman practice” while making entry into sewers without safety gear a crime even in emergency situations. A Bench led by Justice S. Ravindra Bhat recently …

Manual scavenging: Appalling practice continues in India despite government promises to end it
2 years, 1 month ago

Manual scavenging: Appalling practice continues in India despite government promises to end it

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 23, 2023 10:40 IST On February 1, 2020, Ravi, 25, descended into a 15-20 feet deep sewer at CBD ground at Karkardooma in Delhi. “No place in the world sends people to gas chambers to die,” the Supreme Court had said on sewer deaths in 2019, asking the Centre why protective gear was not provided to sanitation …

Poverty, caste-discrimination at the root of manual scavenging, reveals study
2 years, 2 months ago

Poverty, caste-discrimination at the root of manual scavenging, reveals study

The Hindu  

They know it is a inhuman and demeaning job rooted in caste-based discrimination and passed on to successive generations, but the sanitary workers continue to undertake manual scavenging as employers exploit them, and at times are cruel as well. These are some of the facts known from the interviews taken among the sanitary workers in the State for a study …

India’s Anti-Manual Scavenging Drive is Faltering, Needs Immediate Intervention
2 years, 4 months ago

India’s Anti-Manual Scavenging Drive is Faltering, Needs Immediate Intervention

News 18  

Social ostracism and lack of opportunities have forced generations of lower caste families to continue indulging in manual scavenging as their daily job. Not often discussed in mainstream media, however, is that over 95 percent of India’s 1.3 million manual scavengers are women. Most manual scavengers belong to the Dalit community, and it is fairly evident that manual scavenging is …

Supreme Court Asked Centre To File Updated Affidavit In Plea Seeking Criminal Action Against Persons Employing Manual Scavengers Within 3 Weeks
2 years, 5 months ago

Supreme Court Asked Centre To File Updated Affidavit In Plea Seeking Criminal Action Against Persons Employing Manual Scavengers Within 3 Weeks

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, asked the Union Government to file an updated affidavit in a plea seeking initiation of criminal proceedings against officials, agencies, contractors or any other person involved in engaging or employing manual scavengers resulting in their death at work, within a period of 3 weeks. The PIL filed by "Criminal Justice Society of India" also prays …

‘We need both: Gandhi and Ambedkar’, says Bezwada Wilson, who crusades against manual scavenging
2 years, 5 months ago

‘We need both: Gandhi and Ambedkar’, says Bezwada Wilson, who crusades against manual scavenging

The Hindu  

Bezwada Wilson, 56, born in Kolar to manual scavenger parents, has dedicated his life to the cause of eradicating the demeaning practice in India. In this interview, the Ramon Magsaysay awardee talks about caste, patriarchy and manual scavenging, elaborating his relationship to both Gandhi and Ambedkar. Building toilets without supplying sufficient water or proper drainage, converting manual scavenging into ‘sanitation …

Guidelines on manual scavenging violated more than being followed: Allahabad HC
2 years, 6 months ago

Guidelines on manual scavenging violated more than being followed: Allahabad HC

The Hindu  

Coming down heavily on civic authorities in Uttar Pradesh while hearing a suo motu PIL regarding manual scavenging, the Allahabad High Court observed, “The guidelines are being violated more than being followed.” The court had taken suo motu cognisance of a newspaper report published on May 24, which said the city's drains were being cleaned by sanitation workers - deployed …

Data | Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu recorded most sewer-cleaning related deaths in last six years
2 years, 6 months ago

Data | Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu recorded most sewer-cleaning related deaths in last six years

The Hindu  

An answer in the Lok Sabha, quoting surveys conducted by the Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry in 2013 and 2018, mentioned that there are over 58,000 people engaged in manual scavenging in India. While a rehabilitation scheme has provided the workers with a one-time compensation, the capital subsidy has had few takers Sewer deaths The map depicts the State-wise number …

Murder in the sewer: on deaths during manual cleaning of sewage
2 years, 7 months ago

Murder in the sewer: on deaths during manual cleaning of sewage

The Hindu  

All human lives are precious, but, in practice, some are seen as less precious than others. But, more importantly, it specifies a long list of protective devices and gear that any person engaged to clean a sewer or a septic tank must be provided, including air line breathing apparatus, air line respirator, air purifier gas mask, a device for artificial …

Government to enumerate people who clean sewers
2 years, 7 months ago

Government to enumerate people who clean sewers

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is now preparing to undertake a nationwide survey to enumerate all people engaged in hazardous cleaning of sewers and septic tanks, an activity that has led to at least 351 deaths since 2017. Ministry officials said that the enumeration exercise, soon to be conducted across 500 AMRUT cities, is part of the Union …

Centre to Lok Sabha: No deaths reported due to manual scavenging
2 years, 7 months ago

Centre to Lok Sabha: No deaths reported due to manual scavenging

Hindustan Times  

No deaths have been reported due to manual scavenging and there are no reports of people engaged in manual scavenging in the country, the Centre informed Lok Sabha on Tuesday. “There is no report of people currently engaged in manual scavenging as defined under Section 2 of the “Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 ”. …

347 people died while cleaning sewers, septic tanks in last 5 years: Centre
2 years, 8 months ago

347 people died while cleaning sewers, septic tanks in last 5 years: Centre

The Hindu  

As many as 347 people have died while cleaning sewers and septic tanks in India in the last five years, with Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Delhi accounting for 40% of these fatalities, according to government data. According to the data presented in Rajya Sabha by Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Kaushal Kishore, 47 workers died while …

Manual Scavenging | "Tragic Accidents In Sewers & Septic Tanks Have Come Down Significantly Due To Govt Initiatives": Centre To Delhi High Court
2 years, 8 months ago

Manual Scavenging | "Tragic Accidents In Sewers & Septic Tanks Have Come Down Significantly Due To Govt Initiatives": Centre To Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Centre has informed the Delhi High Court that due to various initiatives brought in by the Government, the number of tragic accidents while cleaning sewers and septic tanks have come down significantly. The short affidavit has been filed by the Central Government through its Department of Social Justice and Empowerment in a PIL filed in 2019 by Advocate Amit …

The IIT-Madras invention that could put an end to manual scavenging in India
2 years, 8 months ago

The IIT-Madras invention that could put an end to manual scavenging in India

Firstpost  

An IIT-Madras start-up has developed a robotic machine to clean septic tanks and hopes to end the dehumanising pratice of manual scavenging in India. Around 10 units have been distributed in Tamil Nadu, which reported the highest number of deaths of workers cleaning sewers over the last three years The Indian Institute of Technology Madras has developed a robot with …

Manual scavenging continues in different forms in Adilabad
2 years, 11 months ago

Manual scavenging continues in different forms in Adilabad

Deccan Chronicle  

ADILABAD: The banned manual scavenging is continuing in the municipalities in the erstwhile Adilabad district despite the governmental claims to stop this practice. The sanitation workers may not clean the wet toilets but they clean the drainages into which shit flows in various ways. “In practice, the sanitation workers of the municipality clean the drainages in which the human excreta …

161 die cleaning sewers in three years: How is this different from manual scavenging?
2 years, 11 months ago

161 die cleaning sewers in three years: How is this different from manual scavenging?

Firstpost  

The government on Wednesday said that there were no deaths recorded due to manual scavenging in India. However, a total of 161 people died while cleaning sewers and septic tanks in the last three years The government on Wednesday said that there were no deaths recorded due to manual scavenging in India. As per the Act, the term manual scavenger …

971 people died while cleaning sewers since 1993
2 years, 11 months ago

971 people died while cleaning sewers since 1993

The Hindu  

A total of 971 people lost their lives while cleaning sewers or septic tanks since 1993, the year law prohibiting employment of manual scavengers was enacted, according to the Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry on Wednesday. Replying to a question by BJP’s Syed Zafar Islam in the Rajya Sabha, Social Justice and Empowerment Minister of State Ramdas Athawale’s written response …

Manual scavenging is a blot on society
2 years, 11 months ago

Manual scavenging is a blot on society

Hindustan Times  

The appalling spectacle of human beings dying inside sewer lines was repeated on the outskirts of the national Capital after four people died in the Samaypur Badli area on Tuesday evening. The victims – private contractor Suraj Sahni, labourers Bachhu Singh and Pintu Raut, and e-rickshaw driver Satish Kumar, who jumped into the manhole to try and save the others …

No Person Currently Engaged in Manual Scavenging, 158 Died Cleaning Septic Tanks in 3 Yrs: Govt
3 years, 3 months ago

No Person Currently Engaged in Manual Scavenging, 158 Died Cleaning Septic Tanks in 3 Yrs: Govt

News 18  

No person is currently engaged in manual scavenging but 158 persons have died while cleaning sewers or septic tanks in the last three years, the government said on Tuesday. Responding to a question in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale said there have been no reports regarding death of persons due to manual …

Specify Steps Taken To Implement Manual Scavenging Prohibition Act In Letter & Spirit: Orissa High Court To State Govt
3 years, 3 months ago

Specify Steps Taken To Implement Manual Scavenging Prohibition Act In Letter & Spirit: Orissa High Court To State Govt

Live Law  

The Orissa High Court has asked the State Government to file an affidavit specifying steps it has taken so far to implement the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013.The Bench of Chief Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar and Justice A. K. Mohapatra also sought to know from the Collector of Puri as to whether there is …

Bombay High Court Orders Compensation & Rehabilitation For Widows Of Three Deceased Manual Scavengers
3 years, 6 months ago

Bombay High Court Orders Compensation & Rehabilitation For Widows Of Three Deceased Manual Scavengers

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Friday directed the concerned District Collector to compensate and rehabilitate widows of three manual scavengers, who lost their lives cleaning septic tanks. ● The State of Maharashtra should also inform the Court as to how many Manual Scavengers have been identified in the State and whether any compensation has been given to their families. The …

Karnataka HC tells govt to ensure strict adherence to rules on manual scavenging
3 years, 6 months ago

Karnataka HC tells govt to ensure strict adherence to rules on manual scavenging

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka high court on Monday asked the state government to ensure strict compliance of rules with regard to manual scavenging. A division bench of acting Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum said that the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 and the rules must be followed in such cases. “The persons …

No manual scavenging deaths, 941 died while cleaning sewers: Govt
3 years, 7 months ago

No manual scavenging deaths, 941 died while cleaning sewers: Govt

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: No one succumbed to manual scavenging in India but 941 workers died while cleaning sewers and septic tanks in the last three decades, the government told Parliament on Wednesday, triggering condemnation from activists. However, we have reports regarding deaths of workers while being engaged in cleaning of sewers or septic tanks,” he said, listing out 941 deaths since …

Plea in HC to make Centre party to petition for compliance of law on manual scavenging
3 years, 7 months ago

Plea in HC to make Centre party to petition for compliance of law on manual scavenging

India TV News  

A plea has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking to implead the Centre as a party to a petition for ensuring strict compliance of the 2013 law on manual scavengers to prevent loss of lives due to manual cleaning of sewers and septic tanks. Athawale made the statement in a written response to a question asked in the …

Centre Says No Death Reported Due to Manual Scavenging, Activists Decry Govt Response
3 years, 7 months ago

Centre Says No Death Reported Due to Manual Scavenging, Activists Decry Govt Response

News 18  

No death has been reported due to manual scavenging, the Union Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry has told Parliament, drawing sharp reaction from activists who said that those people were being robbed of dignity even in their deaths. However, on how many deaths of manual scavengers have been recorded, he replied, “No such deaths have been reported due to manual …

Has State Promoted Use Of Modern Technology To Replace Manual Scavenging?Karnataka High Court Asks
4 years ago

Has State Promoted Use Of Modern Technology To Replace Manual Scavenging?Karnataka High Court Asks

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has directed the state government to file an affidavit disclosing whether it has discharged its duty to promote, use of modern technology, for cleaning sewers. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice S Vishwajith Shetty in its order dated March 16, said "The State Government will place on record whether it has discharged …

Law Students' Plea Seeking Implementation Of Manual Scavengers Act: Allahabad High Court Seeks UP Govt's Response
4 years ago

Law Students' Plea Seeking Implementation Of Manual Scavengers Act: Allahabad High Court Seeks UP Govt's Response

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to file its response in a plea moved seeking implementation of the provisions of the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 in the State of Uttar Pradesh. Having perused the recommendation made in the plea, the Bench of Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice …

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