Manual Scavenging

According to data provided by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment on 26th July, 2023, a total of 530 districts (out of total 766) across the country have so far reported themselves to be free of manual scavenging.

Key Points

  • While 100% of districts in States like Bihar, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and a few others have declared themselves free of manual scavenging, in several States and Union Territories, only about 15% to 20% of the districts have reported so.
  • For instance, in Manipur, just two of the 16 districts have reported as being manual-scavenging free.
  • Similarly, in Jammu and Kashmir, ....
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