Himachal Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Dhani Ram Shandil on Wednesday said that the State has now become manual scavengers free. He said district level vigilance committees have been constituted under the chairmanship of the Deputy Commissioners to ensure proper implementation of the provisions of Manual Scavengers and Rehabilitation Act, 2013 in the State.
Shandil was addressing a Conference of State Ministers held on the subject ‘Complete Elimination of Manual Scavenging through effective implementation of Manual Scavengers and Rehabilitation Act’ in New Delhi. Thaawarchand Gehlot, Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment presided over the conference held in New Delhi.
The Himachal Minister said the State Government was committed to implement the rehabilitation provisions of the Act and the families compelled to work in inhuman and insanitary service earlier, have been rehabilitated by providing them proper financial help and their wards also getting scholarships for their education.