Samajik Samrasta Manch thanks Centre for extension of National Commission for Safai Karamcharis
The central government has taken a historic decision to extend the tenure of the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis by three years, Samajik Samrasta Manch said.
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New Delhi, Jan 24: Samajik Samarata Manch extends heartily congratulates the Modi government for extending the term of the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK) by three years. Notably, the union cabinet approved the extension of the NCSK for three years with effect from April 1, 2022. Union minister Anurag Thakur had said, "The union cabinet, chaired by the PM Narendra Modi has approved the extension of the tenure of the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis for three years from April 1, 2022. Now it will remain in effect till March 31, 2025."
Samajik Samrasta Manch, in a press statement, said, "The central government has taken a historic decision to extend the tenure of the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis by three years. The previous government used to extend the Commission's term by one year and sometimes for six months, due to which the Commission could not function effectively."
The commission was established in 1993 as per the provisions of the NCSK Act initially for the period up to March 31,1997. Later the validity of the Act was extended for five years and then again for two years i.e up to February 29, 2004. After that, it lapsed and the tenure of the commission was extended as a non-statutory body under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. The tenure of the Commission was being extended from time to time through government resolutions. The present tenure is valid upto March 31, 2022.
“The total implication of the extension for three years will be approximately Rs.43.68 crore,” the government said in a statement. The major beneficiaries under the commission are the Safai Karamcharis and identified manual scavengers in the country. According to the government data, there were 58,098 manual scavengers identitied in the country as on December 31, 2021.
“Though the government has taken many steps for the upliftment of the Safai Karamcharis, the deprivation suffered by them in socio-economic and educational terms is still far from being eliminated. Although manual scavenging has been almost eradicated, sporadic instances do occur. Hazardous cleaning of sewer/septic tanks continues to be an area of the highest priority for the government. Hence, the Government feels that there is a continued need to monitor the various interventions and initiatives of the government for welfare of Safai Karamcharis and to achieve the goal of complete mechanization of sewer/septic tanks cleaning in the country and rehabilitation of manual scavengers,” the statement added.