Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation ACT, 2013.
State-wise details of cases registered under the provisions of Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 (MS Act, 2013) are given at Annexure.
The cases filed in this regard are at different stages and have not come to the logical conclusion.
Annexure
State-wise details of FIR lodged under the Provisions of MS Act, 2013 during the last five years (2017 to 2021).
|
S. No.
|
Name of State/UT
|
FIR lodged under the Sections of MS Act, 2013
|
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
13
|
|
2
|
Bihar
|
2
|
|
3
|
Chhatisgarh
|
1
|
|
4
|
Delhi
|
28
|
|
5
|
Gujarat
|
25
|
|
6
|
Haryana
|
23
|
|
7
|
Karnataka
|
26
|
|
8
|
Kerala
|
1
|
|
9
|
Maharashtra
|
21
|
|
10
|
Punjab
|
15
|
|
11
|
Rajasthan
|
13
|
|
12
|
Tamil Nadu
|
37
|
|
13
|
Telangana
|
4
|
|
14
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
35
|
|
|
Total
|
244
|
This information was given by Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Ramdas Athawale in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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