{"id":202831,"date":"2022-08-28T10:53:16","date_gmt":"2022-08-28T05:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=202831"},"modified":"2022-09-27T12:24:09","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T06:54:09","slug":"answered-the-practice-of-manual-cleaning-of-septic-tanks-and-sewers-has-been-and-will-always-be-as-long-as-it-exists-a-serious-concern-in-any-country-sworn-to-the-humane-treatment-of-all-citizens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/answered-the-practice-of-manual-cleaning-of-septic-tanks-and-sewers-has-been-and-will-always-be-as-long-as-it-exists-a-serious-concern-in-any-country-sworn-to-the-humane-treatment-of-all-citizens\/","title":{"rendered":"[Answered] The practice of manual cleaning of septic tanks and sewers has been, and will always be, as long as it exists, a serious concern in any country sworn to the humane treatment of all citizens. In light of the statement, critically examine the measures launched to end manual scavenging in India."},"content":{"rendered":"<table style=\"width: 93.7441%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\" width=\"616\"><strong>Introduction:\u00a0<\/strong>Contextual introduction.<br \/>\n<strong>Body:\u00a0<\/strong>Write some measures launched to end manual scavenging in India. Also, write some existing challenges.<br \/>\n<strong>Conclusion<\/strong>: Write a way forward.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Manual scavenging is regarded as <strong>inhuman and a violation of the basic human rights<\/strong>. According to the Government data,\u00a097% of manual scavengers are Dalits. The Socio-Economic Caste Census of 2011 had identified 180,657 manual scavengers (does not include urban India) with highest number of them in rural Maharashtra.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Measures launched to end manual scavenging in India:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Prohibition of the Employment of Manual Scavengers Act 2013<\/strong>: to eliminate insanitary latrines and also prohibits hazardous manual cleaning of sewer and septic tanks.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prevention of SC\/ST Atrocities Act, 1989<\/strong>: an important landmark to free manual scavengers from designated traditional occupations.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Self-Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers (SRMS)<\/strong>: It aims to <strong>rehabilitate<\/strong> manual scavengers and their dependents in <strong>alternative occupations<\/strong>, in a time bound manner.<\/li>\n<li><strong>National Commission for Safai Karmacharis (NCSK):<\/strong> established under the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis Act, 1993. The main aim is to promote and safeguard the rights of the Safai Karamcharis.<\/li>\n<li><strong>National Safai Karamchari Finance and Development Corporation<\/strong>: building capacity at the local government level, providing mechanized desludging trucks and financial assistance to sanitation workers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Swachh Bharat Mission<\/strong>: It led to the construction of toilets with on-site sanitation systems like septic tanks and pits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Challenges:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Data availability<\/strong>: Availability of accurate data is an issue. Many\u00a0<strong>contradictions\u00a0<\/strong>are found in government data itself.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vicious cycle of Poverty<\/strong>: Specific castes are expected to clean dry latrines, and clear sewage for little or no income. They are trapped in a vicious cycle of poverty which makes it difficult to switch to new occupations.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Half hearted Rehabilitation<\/strong>: The Government scheme provides for one-time cash assistance of Rs 40,000, skill development training, and capital subsidy for self-employed projects. But the lack of a reliable database makes these efforts pointless.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Poor implementation of laws<\/strong>:\u00a0 There have been next to no serious legal proceedings against people and organisations accused of engaging workers for manual scavenging.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Existence of insanitary latrines<\/strong>: This creates a demand for manual scavenging and keeps sustaining the practice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Way forward:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The government should look for\u00a0<strong>technological solutions<\/strong> to reduce the prevalence of manual scavenging e.g., use of bandicoot robot.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Proper implementation of the rules<\/strong> and adequate monitoring are absolutely essential.<\/li>\n<li>There is a need of <strong>community engagement and sensitisation<\/strong> to eliminate the caste based prejudices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction:\u00a0Contextual introduction. Body:\u00a0Write some measures launched to end manual scavenging in India. Also, write some existing challenges. Conclusion: Write a way forward. Manual scavenging is regarded as inhuman and a violation of the basic human rights. According to the Government data,\u00a097% of manual scavengers are Dalits. The Socio-Economic Caste Census of 2011 had identified 180,657&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/answered-the-practice-of-manual-cleaning-of-septic-tanks-and-sewers-has-been-and-will-always-be-as-long-as-it-exists-a-serious-concern-in-any-country-sworn-to-the-humane-treatment-of-all-citizens\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">[Answered] The practice of manual cleaning of septic tanks and sewers has been, and will always be, as long as it exists, a serious concern in any country sworn to the humane treatment of all citizens. In light of the statement, critically examine the measures launched to end manual scavenging in India.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-202831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-public","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":1,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1700309326},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=202831"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202831\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=202831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=202831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=202831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}