National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK) - Chanakya Mandal Pariwar

National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK)

Context:

  • Recently, The National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK), after being headless for close to a year, has finally got a chairperson, vice-chairperson, and member on board though several posts still remain vacant.

About the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK)

  • The commission was constituted on August 12, 1994, as a statutory body by the Parliament.
  • Its tenure was extended from time to time up to February 2004, after which the Act lapsed.
  • Since then, the commission has been operating as a non-statutory body under the ministry, with its tenure extended from time to time through government resolutions.
  • On the status of the commission, MoS for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Atha-wale said in the Parliament “There is no such proposal for converting the commission into a statutory body.”

The Primary functions of the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK)

  • Investigating complaints related to the non-implementation of the provisions of the Act.
  • Conducting surveys and identifying manual scavengers and their dependents for their rehabilitation.
  • Monitoring the implementation of rehabilitation schemes for manual scavengers.
  • Recommending measures to be taken by the government for the rehabilitation of manual scavengers.
  • Spreading awareness and educating the public about the evils of manual scavenging and the importance of proper sanitation and hygiene.
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