National Commission for Safai Karamcharis Presented Tenth Annual Report to Government

The tenth annual report on Safai Karmcharis was presented to the Union Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment Mukul Wasnik by the Chairman of the National Commission for Safai Karmcharis Kamla Gurjar on 28 September 2011. The report was released by the National Commission for Safai Karmcharis.

The report is aimed at making the Government cognizant of the ground realities so that an effective action plan for mitigating the plight of Safai Karamcharis/manual scavengers is taken up on top priority at national level. The Commission is hopeful that the recommendations put forth, would receive their due consideration and suitable actions would be initiated so that the Safai Karamcharis/manual scavengers are treated equally within the society.

The National Commission for Safai Karamcharis called for taking action and remedial measures for ensuring social justice, empowerment, rehabilitation and dignity to the people of downtrodden community specially Safai Karamcharis, working at Government and Local Self Government level, Corporate and Private level in rural and urban areas. The Commission in its Annual Report for 2010-11 has recommended this. 

The Commission in its vision has expressed zero tolerance for dry latrines insisting on strong determination to complete elimination of manual scavenging and strict monitoring and implementation of the mandatory provision under the act. It has also desire to have a permanent status with adequate executive/quasi judicial powers as being given to the other National level Commissions viz. National Commission for Scheduled Castes, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes and National Commission for Backward Classes, thus enabling it to discharge its responsibilities and duties efficiently in an effective and respectable manner.