Some of these are restricted to a particular area and the profession, for eg: The work of manual scavenging engages people who are of dalit identity. Where we are building up our economy and is known for being the largest democracy the practise of manual scavenging is still prevalent. but still accommodates practices which directly poses threat to the life of the individual like practise of manual scavenging. Employment of manual scavengers and construction of dry latrins act (1993), under this act manual scavenging is prohibited in India and construction of insanitary latrins should not takes place, manual cleaning of sewers without protected gears is also prohibited. https://www.epw.in/journal/2009/26-27/notes/manual-scavenging-social-exclusion-case-study.html Public policies on manual scavenging: A case study of india.

Source: The Hindu September 27, 2022 04:12 UTC