Cases of Atrocities Against SCS
Cases of Atrocities Against SCS
Article 17 of the Constitution of India
has abolished ‘untouchability’ forbade its practice and made enforcement of any
disability arising therefrom as an offence punishable in accordance with law.
An Act of Parliament namely, the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955
prescribes punishment for enforcement of any disability arising from practice
of untouchability. Likewise, another Act of Parliament namely, the Scheduled
Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) {PoA} Act, 1989,
which also falls within the provisions of Article 17 of the Constitution,
is an Act of Parliament to prevent commission of offences of atrocities against
members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. The PoA Act as amended by the
Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment
Act, 2015(No. 1 0f 2016) and enforced with effect from 26.01.2016, iter-alia,
prescribes punishment for obstructing or preventing a member of Scheduled Caste
or a Scheduled Tribe in any manner, with regard to using common property
resources of an area, or burial or cremation ground equally with others.
As per the
latest data of the National Crime Records Bureau(NCRB) , Ministry of Home
Affairs, for the calendar year 2014, the State/ Union Territory wise number of
cases related to atrocities against members of Scheduled Castes, as registered
under the PoA Act in conjunction with the IPC, is given in the statement
annexed. The NCRB has not yet generated the similar data for the
calendar year 2015.
S.
No.
|
States/UT
|
Number of cases of offences of atrocities against
members of Scheduled Castes registered under PoA Act in conjunction with the
IPC, during 2014.
|
1
|
2
|
|
1.
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
2104
|
2.
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
0
|
3.
|
Assam
|
2
|
4.
|
Bihar
|
7874
|
5.
|
Chhattisgarh
|
359
|
6.
|
Goa
|
12
|
7.
|
Gujarat
|
1075
|
8.
|
Haryana
|
444
|
9.
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
113
|
10.
|
Jharkhand
|
903
|
11.
|
Karnataka
|
1865
|
12.
|
Kerala
|
712
|
13.
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
3294
|
14.
|
Maharashtra
|
1763
|
15.
|
Manipur
|
1
|
16.
|
Meghalaya
|
0
|
17.
|
Mizoram
|
0
|
18.
|
Nagaland
|
0
|
19.
|
Odisha
|
1657
|
20.
|
Punjab
|
123
|
21.
|
Rajasthan
|
6734
|
22.
|
Sikkim
|
3
|
23.
|
Tamil Nadu
|
1486
|
24.
|
Telangana
|
1427
|
25.
|
Tripura
|
1
|
26.
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
8066
|
27.
|
Uttarakhand
|
60
|
28.
|
West Bengal
|
130
|
29.
|
A & N Islands
|
0
|
30.
|
Chandigarh
|
1
|
31.
|
D. & N. Haveli
|
0
|
32.
|
Daman & Diu
|
0
|
33.
|
Delhi
|
86
|
34.
|
Lakshadweep
|
0
|
35.
|
Puducherry
|
5
|
Total
|
40300
|
Note:-
(i) The PoA Act does not extend to State of Jammu & Kashmir.
Source: - National Crime Records Bureau, Ministry of Home
Affairs
As the PoA Act is implemented by
the respective State Governments and Union Territory Administrations,
therefore, with a view to ensure its effective implementation, due central
assistance is provided to them mainly for strengthening of the enforcement and
judicial machinery, inter-caste marriages, awareness generation, and relief and
rehabilitation of the affected persons. They are also addressed from time to
time to implement provisions of the Act in letter and spirit. The
implementation status of the Act in various States and Union Territories is
also reviewed by a Committee headed by Union Minister for Social Justice and
Empowerment. The Committee constituted in the year 2006, with members drawn
from Ministries of Home Affairs, Social Justice and Empowerment, Tribal
Affairs, Law and Justice, National Commission for Scheduled Castes, National
Commission for Scheduled Tribes and three non-official members, has so far held
twenty two meetings wherein implementation of the two Acts in 24 States and 4
Union Territories has been reviewed.
This information was given by the
Minister of State, Social Justice & Empowerment, Shri Vijay Sampla in a
written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha here today.
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Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers
The Self Employment Scheme for the
Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers (SRMS) has been revised in accordance with
the provision of “Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their
Rehabilitation Act 2013” (MS Act, 2013) to provide the following benefits to
the identified manual scavengers and their dependants.
(i) Onetime cash assistance of Rs.40000/- to identified
manual scavengers.
(ii) Loans for project cost upto Rs. 15.00 lacs on
concessional rates of interest.
(iii) Credit linked back-end capital subsidy upto Rs. 3,25,000/-.
(iv) Skill Development Training upto two years with
stipend of Rs.3000/- per month.
State-wise details of financial
assistance provided under SRMS since 6.12.2013, the date of coming in to force
of MS Act, 2013, through National Safai Karamcharis Finance & Development
Corporation (NSKFDC) are given:
Status of rehabilitation of identified and eligible Manual Scavengers under Revised SRMS
Details of Onetime Cash Assistance provided
|
|||||||
2014-15
|
2015-16
(upto- 15.02.2016)
|
||||||
Amount
(Rs. In lac)
|
Beneficiaries
(Number)
|
Amount
(Rs. In lac)
|
Beneficiaries
(Number)
|
||||
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
18
|
45
|
0
|
0
|
||
2
|
Bihar
|
0
|
0
|
52.4
|
131
|
||
3
|
Chhattisgarh
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
||
4
|
Karnataka
|
7.2
|
18
|
28.4
|
71
|
||
5
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
0
|
0
|
14.4
|
36
|
||
6
|
Odisha
|
0
|
0
|
57.6
|
144
|
||
7
|
Punjab
|
0
|
0
|
28.8
|
72
|
||
8
|
Rajasthan
|
0
|
0
|
56.4
|
141
|
||
9
|
Tamil Nadu
|
0
|
0
|
68
|
170
|
||
10
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
433.2
|
1083
|
2108
|
5270
|
||
11
|
Uttarakhand
|
0
|
0
|
53.6
|
134
|
||
12
|
West Bengal
|
38
|
95
|
0
|
0
|
||
Total
|
496.4
|
1241
|
2467.6
|
616
|
|||
Status of Comprehensive rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers for the years 2015-16 (till 15.2.2016)
Comprehensive Rehabilitation (Number of beneficiaries)
S.NO.
|
STATE
|
Capital Subsidy
|
Loans
|
Also opted Skill Development Training
|
opted only skill development training
|
||||
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
||||
2
|
Bihar
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
*91
|
||||
3
|
Chhattisgarh
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
||||
4
|
Karnataka
|
190
|
190
|
0
|
0
|
||||
5
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
*100
|
||||
6
|
Odisha
|
83
|
0
|
56
|
0
|
||||
7
|
Punjab
|
21
|
0
|
0
|
100
|
||||
8
|
Rajasthan
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
100
|
||||
9
|
Tamilnadu
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
*150
|
||||
10
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
*680
|
||||
11
|
Uttarakhand
|
71
|
0
|
15
|
101
|
||||
12
|
West Bengal
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
||||
Grand Total
|
365
|
190
|
71
|
301
|
|||||
* Proposals have been sanctioned and funds are released to the training instititute against uploading of relevant data by the concerned Training Institutes
Status of Comprehensive rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers for the years 2015-16 (till 15.2.2016)
Comprehensive Rehabilitation (Funds released) (Rs. In lacs)
s.no.
|
State
|
Capital Subsidy Released
|
Loans
|
Also opted Skill Development Training
|
opted only skill development training
|
||
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
||
2
|
Bihar
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
||
3
|
Chhattisgarh
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
||
4
|
Karnataka
|
128.63
|
574.75
|
0
|
0
|
||
5
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
||
6
|
Odisha
|
38.29
|
0
|
7.81
|
0
|
||
7
|
Punjab
|
13.36
|
0
|
0
|
2.82
|
||
8
|
Rajasthan
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2.82
|
||
9
|
Tamilnadu
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
||
10
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
||
11
|
Uttarakhand
|
38.665
|
0
|
2.405
|
3.27
|
||
12
|
West Bengal
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
||
Grand Total
|
218.94
|
574.75
|
10.215
|
8.91
|
|||
The major cause for manual scavenging
is the existence of insanitary latrines. Section 5 of the MS Act, 2013
prohibits construction of insanitary latrines and engaging of manual scavengers
from the date of commencement of the Act i.e. 06.12.2013. The Act provides for
identification of insanitary latrines and their demolition/conversion into
sanitary latrines on a time bound basis. The municipalities, Cantonment Boards
and railway authorities have been mandated to construct adequate number of
community sanitary latrines within a period of three years from the date of
commencement of the Act to eliminate the practice of open defecation.
This information was given by the
Minister of State, Social Justice & Empowerment, Shri Vijay Sampla in a
written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha here today.
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