"Only very few states have furnished information about families involved in manual scavenging. It would not be an exaggeration if I say hardly 10 to 11 states have given required information," Gehlot said.
He was addressing a gathering at a conference of state ministers on complete elimination of manual scavenging through effective implementation of the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 here.
Mentioning that the Centre has launched several schemes for the rehabilitation of manual scavengers, he stressed that state governments should take initiatives for identifying whether the beneficiaries hold bank accounts or not.
Earlier, in his address, National Commission for Scheduled Castes Chairman P L Punia demanded stern action against officials including District Magistrates, who are not implementing the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers Act.
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"I therefore strongly recommend that the officials responsible for implementing the provision of this act, including the District Magistrates should be booked under Section 4 of SC/ST of Prevention of Atrocities Act, 1989 for deliberately not discharging their duties," Punia said.
Other state governments, which were represented by their ministers sought for revising the one-time cash assistance of Rs 40,000, assistance for upgrading the sewerage system and training facilities for rehabilitated manual scavengers.