10th Annual Report of National Commission on Safai Karmcharies

The National Commission for Safai Karamcharies has called for taking action and remedial measures for ensuring social justice, empowerment, rehabilitation and dignity to the people of downtrodden community specially Safai Karamcharies, working at Government and Local Self Government level, Corporate and Private level in rural and urban areas.The Commission in its Annual Report for 2010-11 has recommended this. The report was presented to the Union Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment Shri Mukul Wasnik, in his office by the Chairman of the Commission Smt. Kamla Gurjar. This is the 10th annual report of this Commission.

The report is aimed at making the Government cognizant of the ground realities so that an effective action plan for mitigating the plight of Safai Karamcharies/manual scavengers is taken up on top priority at national level. The Commission is hopeful that the recommendations put forth, would receive their due consideration and suitable actions would be initiated so that the Safai Karamcharies/manual scavengers are treated equally within the society.

The Commission in its vision has expressed zero tolerance for dry latrines insisting on strong determination to complete elimination of manual scavenging and strict monitoring and implementation of the mandatory provision under the act. It has also desire to have a permanent status with adequate executive/quosi judicial powers as being given to the other National level Commissions viz. National Commission for Scheduled Castes, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes and National Commission for Backward Classes, thus enabling it to discharge its responsibilities and duties efficiently in an effective and respectable manner.