Scheme for Manual Scavengers
10 AUG 2021 7:19PM by PIB Delhi
Under the Scheme for Self-Employment and Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers, 58,098 persons have been paid one-time cash assistance of Rs. 40,000 for facilitating switch to alternative occupations. Further, 16,057 of them were given skill training; and 1,387 persons were given Capital subsidy for self employment projects and sanitation related projects. State-wise details are given in the Annexure.
This information was given by The Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri. Ramdas athawale in the Lok Sabha in a written reply today.
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Annexure
State-wise Number of Manual Scavengers and their dependants provided assistance for rehabilitation under Self Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers (SRMS)
|
S.No. |
State/UT |
Coverage |
||
|
One Time Cash Assistance |
Skill Development Training |
Capital subsidy for self employment projects and sanitation related projects for manual scavengers including sanitation workers |
||
|
1 |
A&N Islands |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
2 |
Andhra Pradesh |
1793 |
180 |
11 |
|
3 |
Assam |
3921 |
460 |
0 |
|
4 |
Bihar |
131 |
18 |
0 |
|
S |
Chhattisgarh |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
6 |
Gujarat |
105 |
19 |
0 |
|
7 |
Jharkhand |
192 |
34 |
0 |
|
8 |
Karnataka |
2927 |
251 |
294 |
|
9 |
Kerala |
518 |
314 |
0 |
|
10 |
Madhya Pradesh |
510 |
98 |
3 |
|
11 |
Maharashtra |
6325 |
1332 |
0 |
|
12 |
Odisha |
230 |
66 |
92 |
|
13 |
Punjab |
231 |
62 |
41 |
|
14 |
Rajasthan |
2673 |
824 |
0 |
|
15 |
Tamilnadu |
398 |
29 |
78 |
|
16 |
Uttar Pradesh |
32473 |
10664 |
694 |
|
17 |
Uttarakhand |
4988 |
1475 |
74 |
|
18 |
West Bengal |
680 |
231 |
97 |
|
Total |
58098 |
16057 |
1387 |
|
(Release ID: 1744552)
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