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No trial in sewer death cases
Why in the news ?
- The study on deaths due to sewer and septic tank cleaning since 1992 has been released 4th October.
- It is released by the Rashtriya Garima Abhiyan (RGA) — an NGO partnering with the Union Ministry of Social Justice for an ongoing manual scavenging census.
More in the news
- Findings of the study :
- The first Information Reports (FIR) were filed in only 35% of the cases; none led to a trial or prosecution of any sort.
- Only 31% of affected families received cash compensation, while none received the rehabilitation or alternative jobs to which they are entitled by law.
- The study covered a sample group of 97 deaths in 51 incidents across 11 States.
- The NGO says it had identified 302 deaths in 140 incidents in those States, but admits the actual numbers could be even higher.
- The Ministry reported 323 deaths nationwide in 2017 alone.
- In some cases, an official cover-up meant there was no acknowledgement of a death.
- According to some experts, govt.is not taking into account the question of who will have to clean the septic tanks, while it builds toilets through its Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.
Source
The Hindu.