Editorial on manual scavenging

On the issue of manual scavenging, the nation has always lacked the political will and hence, the legislations to abolish this practice could not be converted to social justice for millions of manual scavengers. The Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act was enacted in 1993. Manual scavenging is a caste-based occupation, with the vast majority of workers involved being women. The employment of manual scavengers to empty a certain type of dry toilet that requires manual daily emptying was prohibited in India in 1993. The law was extended and clarified to include insanitary latrines, ditches and pits in 2013. This is the third article in a four-part series on manual scavenging in Tamil Nadu. The Manual Scavenging Project is the first in a series of deep dive editorial projects. Join The Discussion editorial : eliminate manual scavenging but not scavengers - an appeal to honourable supreme court of India In India , since independence certain affirmative actions by the government like job reservations , reservations in educational institutions , loan facilities , etc are extended to the backward class , oppressed people. If the law on manual scavenging is to be effective, the penalties must be uniformly and visibly enforced. The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation in its manual of 2016 on toilet design acknowledges that in rural areas, mechanical pumps to clear septic tanks are not available. • The law on manual scavenging is to be effective, the penalties must be uniformly and visibly enforced. • It is equally important for State governments to address the lack of adequate machinery to clean septic tanks. [Editorial Analysis] Covering the last field Despite the ban on manual scavenging in India, over 300 cases of deaths due to manual scavenging have been reported from across the country in 2017 alone, according to a reply given by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment to the Lok Sabha in December last year. Tamil Nadu has reported the highest number of What is Manual Scavenging? "Manual scavenger" means a person engaged in or employed for manually carrying human excreta and the expression "manual scavenging" shall be construed accordingly. Some events/keywords related to it? Manual Scavenging in modern airports: Despite Manual Scavenging being banned in Tamil Nadu it still takes place at the Chennai airport. blog- manual scavenging in india April 20, 2019 April 20, 2019 Editorial Team Manual scavenging refers to the practice of manually cleaning, carrying, handling in any manner, the human excretory product from dry latrines and sewers. Editorial 17 Jun 2019 5:32 PM GMT . The death of sanitation workers in India, although outraging every time an incident is reported, is no rarity. Manual scavenging has been officially prohibited in many states, yet the inhuman and undignified practice continues due to both sheer apathy at the Manual scavenging is a caste-based occupat