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Manual Scavenging

Manual scavenging refers to the unsafe removal of human excreta by hand. It began as a caste-based practice, assigning this dangerous work to Dalits. The Indian government has since prohibited manual scavenging and provided rehabilitation programs. However, it remains an ongoing problem due to caste discrimination, lack of law enforcement, exploitation of vulnerable workers, and inadequate alternative livelihood programs. Ending manual scavenging requires using modern equipment instead of human workers, strict and impartial legal actions against violators, education campaigns, and ensuring former manual scavengers have new skills and opportunities.

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Manual Scavenging

Manual scavenging refers to the unsafe removal of human excreta by hand. It began as a caste-based practice, assigning this dangerous work to Dalits. The Indian government has since prohibited manual scavenging and provided rehabilitation programs. However, it remains an ongoing problem due to caste discrimination, lack of law enforcement, exploitation of vulnerable workers, and inadequate alternative livelihood programs. Ending manual scavenging requires using modern equipment instead of human workers, strict and impartial legal actions against violators, education campaigns, and ensuring former manual scavengers have new skills and opportunities.

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Manual Scavenging :

A Job LedTo Death


Presented By: Ruchit Agrawal
What is Manual
Scavenging ??
 Manual scavenging refers
to the unsafe and manual
removal of raw human
excreta from buckets or
other containers .
 In this process the people
who are selected are less
privileged from villages.
 “Manual scavenger" means
a person engaged in for
manually carrying human
excreta and the reason for
selecting them is caste-
How It Was Started

Many times ago the scholars suggested that


there should be the team or the community
who can clean these toilets and have money.
These followed to caste system and the people
who were of low caste were picked to do this
work. Many people or the rulers were against
this idea but unfortunately they were
supressed and this all continued. They started
to giving this job to the lower cast people and it
continuous and cause discrimination.
Prohibition on Manual Scavenging

The Indian government has worked on this and


had introduced many schemes for manual
scavenging. Just like The Employment of Manual
Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines
(Prohibition) Act, 1993. This was the act to
provide for the prohibition of employment of
manual scavengers as well as construction or
continuance of dry latrines and for the regulation
of construction and maintenance of water-seal
latrines. In many areas manual scavenging was
sealed and became illegal
Several Measures
For Manual
Scavenging
•One-time cash assistance to
people employed as manual
scavengers
•Houses for manual
scavengers
•Training in livelihood skills
for at least one member of
their families
•Concessional loans to prop
Stop Manual
them up financially and find Scavenging!!
an occupation
•Payment of 10 lakh in
compensation in the case of
sewer deaths
Causes Of Manual Scavenging
These are some effects of manual scavenging in India-:
1.Caste system
2.Health-Related
problems- Respiratory
disorders, Typhoid and
etc.
3.Loss of life
4.Water pollution
5.Air Pollution- Release of
toxic gaseous like
methane.
Reasons For The Prevalence Of Manual
Scavenging
The following are the reasons of encouraging manual
scavenging:-
•Prevalence of caste-based discrimination and social
inequality.
•Lack of enforcement of the Act.
•Exploitation of unskilled laborer's who are cheaper to
hire and illegally employed by contractors.
•Poor rehabilitation schemes such as one-time cash
assistance, skill development training, and subsidies
•Lack of data - NCRB stopped showing the number of A Job That Kills!!
cases registered under the Act in its report
Ways To Stop Manual Scavenging
1. The government should use technology-based solutions like
sewer cleaning trucks and robotic machines can be used to
replace manual scavenging.

2. They should take strict actions towards the person who is


committing the crime without corruption.

3. To aware the rural people’s there should be certain campaign


held to avoid to this injurious jobs.

4. People who earn their livelihood by this job should be provided


by different opportunities, education or training.

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