National Commission for Safai Karamcharis
Recently, the Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister of India approved the extension of the tenure of the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK) for three years beyond March 2022.
The major beneficiaries would be the Safai Karamcharis and identified manual scavengers in the country.
Menace of Manual Scavenging
- According to the UN India, manual scavenging refers to the practice of manual cleaning, disposing, or handling of the human excreta, in any manner, from dry latrines and sewers.
Reasons for Prevalence
- Caste-based Segregation: The practice of manual scavenging is linked to India’s caste system where so-called lower castes were ....
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