The incidence of school students being made to clean a septic tank is not just shocking, but alarming too. Manual scavenging is among the cruellest forms of work. Even the Supreme Court in its landmark 2014 judgement directed all states to abolish manual scavenging and take steps to rehabilitate such workers—58,098 manual scavengers have been identified till recently, but the final figure is likely to be much higher. Manual scavenging is among the cruellest forms of work. Even the Supreme Court in its landmark 2014 judgement directed all states to abolish manual scavenging and take steps to rehabilitate such workers—58,098 manual scavengers have been identified till recently, but the final figure is likely to be much higher.

Source: Indian Express December 20, 2023 18:33 UTC