14. Survey of manual scavengers in rural areas by Panchayats.—If any Panchayat has reason to believe that some persons are engaged in manual scavenging within its jurisdiction, the Chief Executive Officer of such Panchayat shall cause a survey of such manual scavengers to be undertaken, mutatis mutandis, in accordance with the provisions of section 11 and section 12, to identify such person.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Act to have overriding effect.Section 4 · Local authorities to survey insanitary latrines and provide sanitary community latrines.Section 5 · Prohibition of insanitary latrines and employment and engagement of manual scavenger.Section 6 · Contract, agreement, etc., to be void.Section 7 · Prohibition of persons from engagement or employment for hazardous cleaning of sewers and septic tanks.Section 8 · Penalty for contravention of section 5 or section 6.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 24 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.