India News | 249 of 766 Districts Declared Themselves Free of Manual Scavengers: Govt
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The government on Tuesday said 249 of 766 districts had declared themselves free of manual scavengers.
New Delhi, Dec 10 (PTI) The government on Tuesday said 249 of 766 districts had declared themselves free of manual scavengers.
Responding to a question in the Lok Sabha, Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale said that, in compliance with a Supreme Court order, states and Union territories were provided survey guidelines and requested to conduct a survey of manual scavengers after constituting district-level survey and other committees.
"Out of 766 districts, 249 districts have declared themselves as manual scavengers free and uploaded the certificate on the portal," Athawale said in a written response.
A mobile application and a portal have been developed to capture data on manual scavengers and insanitary latrines in urban and rural areas, if any, the minister added.
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