New 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 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 | |
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