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Manual Scavenging report
June 10 , 2023
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- Only 508 districts (66%) out of the total 766 districts in the country have declared themselves manual-scavenging free.
- 58,000 identified sewer workers have been given a one-time cash pay-out of ₹40,000 each.
- In addition, around 22,000 of them (less than half) have been connected to skills training programmes.
- The scheme for rehabilitation of manual scavengers has now been merged with the NAMASTE scheme for 100% mechanisation of sewer work.
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