MECHANISM FOR IDENTIFICATION OF MANUAl SCAVENGERS
“Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 (MS Act, 2013)” mandates survey of manual scavengers if any municipality or panchayat has reason to believe that some persons are engaged in manual scavenging within its jurisdiction. The Chief Executive Officer of the Municipality in case of urban areas and Chief Executive Officer of the Panchayat in case of rural areas are responsible to cause the survey as per the procedure prescribed under Sections 11 and 14 of the MS Act, 2013 and chapter III of the “Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Rules, 2013 (MS Rules, 2013)”.
REHABIlITATION OF ElDERlY PERSONS
The Government has enacted the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 which inter-alia makes maintenance of parents/senior citizens by children/relatives obligatory and justiciable through Tribunals; revocation of transfer of property made by senior citizens in case of neglect by children/relatives; penal provision for abandonment of senior citizens; medical provisions for senior citizens; and protection of life and property of senior citizens. Further, under the Scheme of Integrated Programme for Senior Citizens (IPSrC), grant is given to Implementing Agencies for running and maintenance of Senior Citizens Homes/Old Age Homes for destitute senior citizens.The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment is implementing a Central Sector Scheme of Integrated Programme for Senior Citizens (IPSrC) under which grants are given for running and maintenance of Senior Citizens Homes/Old Age Homes, Continuous Care Homes, Mobile Medicare Units etc. to Implementing Agencies such as State Governments/UT Administrations (through Registered Societies)/Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs)/local bodies; Non-Governmental/Voluntary Organisations; recognised youth organisations such as Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) etc.
NBCC ORGANIsES 12TH EDITION OF ‘SAMVAAD’
NBCC conducted its XIIth edition of Samvaad, a quarterly in-house brainstorming session of the company on July 14, 2018 in New Delhi. The event was chaired by Dr. Anoop Kumar Mittal, CMD, and graced by S/Shri Rajendra Chaudhari, Director (Commercial), NK Shah, Director (Projects) and Sanjiv Swarup, CVO. Full-day programme at the event included deliberations on various topics such as strategic growth of the Company, its business development, initiatives on sustainable construction including vision of the Company. Senior Executives, Corporate and RBG/SBG Heads of the Company participated at the deliberations.