Why in the News? Today, we spotlight Manual Scavenging in India and the urgent need to eradicate this inhumane practice.
Manual scavenging involves the dangerous, manual cleaning of sewers, septic tanks, and latrines—a practice that continues to affect marginalized communities despite legal bans.
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Despite Untouchability, Contractual Service, Paltry Remuneration — Why Bihar’s Mehtars Scavenge Human Excreta for a Living
Despite financial constraints, the community has promising aspirational youth who are countering the notion that individuals from marginalized castes lack the desire for education.
#bihar #ManualScavenging #dalits #mehtars #untouchability #CasteViolence #labour #education #caste #india
Darbhanga (Bihar): Jyoti, a young woman belonging to the Mehtar community, aspires to secure a degree in law from prestigious National Law School of India Unive
10 Issues For Which The Government Did Not Provide Data In Parliament
Government frequently cites data unavailability in Parliament as the main reason for not providing data.
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‘State-sanctioned casteism’: Madras HC on continuation of manual scavenging
The court, in an important move, widened the definition of the word ‘sewer’ under the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013, to include storm water drains.
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Sewer line tragedy snuffs out lives of father-son duo in Lucknow, probe ordered
Following Wednesday’s incident, urban development minister AK Sharma ordered the suspension of a junior engineer and an assistant engineer for negligence. Last week, an eight-year-old boy died after falling into an open manhole in the state capital.
#UttarPradesh #lucknow #ManualScavenging #CasteViolence #caste #india
Following Wednesday’s incident, urban development minister AK Sharma ordered the suspension of a junior engineer and an assistant engineer for negligence. Last week, an eight-year-old boy died after falling into an open manhole in the state capital
Gujarat HC pulls up state for FIR against sanitation worker for ‘wilfully’ entering septic tank
The High Court asked the Bhavnagar civic body to compensate the sanitation worker who suffered injuries while cleaning a septic tank in November.
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'Manual scavenging not allowed in Karnataka': CM Siddaramaiah warns of strict action
CM Siddaramaiah warned of strict legal action if anyone is found engaging any individual in manual scavenging, while saying there should be no manual scavengers in the state.
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Manual scavenging: The unending pain of India's sewer workers
Manual scavenging is banned in India but the practice is still commonplace, with people forced into it because of rigid caste rules and the lack of other livelihood options. Successive federal governments, including the current one, have missed several deadlines to declare India free of manual scavenging, most recently in August this year.
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Tamil Nadu: Two Dalit men die while cleaning sewage tank
The contractor who hired them has been arrested for not providing safety gear.
https://scroll.in/latest/1055681/tamil-nadu-two-dalit-men-die-while-cleaning-sewage-tank
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The Long Struggle of India’s Sanitation Workers
For centuries, the caste system has forced Dalit laborers to handle human waste in deadly conditions. Now they are rising up.
https://www.nybooks.com/online/2023/08/24/the-long-struggle-of-indias-sanitation-workers/
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