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Daliya Jalao: Liberating Manual Scavengers and
Moving Towards Total Sanitation
Providing a dignified way of life
Project in Brief
The Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry
Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993, of Parliament, and Supreme Court
ruling in a PIL in 2003 have banned the practice of manual scavenging.
But the practice was continuing in Budaun district and an initiative was
taken to eliminate it. A rehabilitation package for those involved in
manual scavenging was developed. They were given the benefit of various
loans schemes of the government, pension schemes, special scholarships
for children, rural housing schemes and skill up-gradation training.Read More
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