The Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013

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In pursuance of the provisions of clause (3) of Article 348 of the Constitution, the 
Governor is pleased to order the publication of the following English translation of 
notification no. 1761/KNP/XXVI-3 2014-13(60)-2013, dated December 31, 2014:  

No. 1761/KNP/XXVI-3-2014-13(60)-2013  
Dated Lucknow, December 31, 2014  

IN exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 36 of the 
Prohibition of Employment As Manual Scavengers. and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013  

(Act no. 25 of 2013), the Governor is pleased to hereby make the following rules, namely : 
THE PROHIBITION OF EMPLOYMENT AS MANUAL SCAVENGERS AND THER  

REHABILITATION RULES, 2014  
CHAPTER-1  
GENERAL 

 1. (1) These rules may be called the Prohibition of Employment as 
Manual and Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Rules, 2014.   
    (2) They shall come into force on the date:of their publication in 
the Gazette.  

Shor title and 
commencement 

 2. (1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires;   
(a) "Act" means the Prohibition of Employment as Manual 

Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 (Act no.25 of 
2013);  

(b) "Cleaning device" includes but not limited to the 
equipments referred to in rule 5, whether manually or 
mechanically propelled which can be used to:  

 

Definiations 



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(i) clean or enable the.transport or flow of scwage in 
sewers or septage from septic tanks, and  

(ii) avoid direct manual contact with such sewage or 
material. \ 
(c) "District Level Survey Committee" means the 

Committee referred to in sub-rules (2), (18) and (19) of rule 11 
with the following composition:-  

 1. District Magistrate  
2. Additional District Development Officer (Social Welfare) 

and Member District Manager, Uttar Pradesh Scheduled Castes 
Finance and Secretary Development Corporation 

3. District Statistical Officer Member 
4. Project Officer, District Urban Development 

Authority 
Member 

5. District Level Officer-in-Charge, Local Bodies Member 
6. District Panchayatiraj Officer Member 
7. One representative of railway authority Member 
8. Upto two representatives of Non Government 

Member Organisations working for welfare of 
manual scavengers and Safai Karamcharis to be 
nominated by the District Magistrate  

Member 

9. Upto two community representatives of whom 
one should Member be a woman to be nominated by 
the District Magistrate 

Member 

 

Chairman 

Member 
Secretary 

 
Functions of the District Level Survey Committee: 

a. to monitor and oversee the survey process at District 
level;  

b. to distribute the materials for awareness campaign to 
designated place;  

v. to arrange publicity through local newspapers etc. about 
the survey;  

d. to distribute translated survey material to designated 
place under its jurisdiction;  

e. to approve final list of manual scavengers for all towns, 
cities and villages in the district;  

f. to publish final consolidated list of the manual scavengers 
in the district. 

authority for the purpose of survey or verification of manual 
scavengers;  

State Government as per the provisions of sub section (1) of 
section 20 of the Act;  

 



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exercise the powers and perform the duties under these rules;  

devices that are to be provided, worn or used by safai karamcharis 
or sanitary workers in respect of cleaning of sewers and septic 
tanks that may be necessary for the specific nature of work to be 
carried out, as including and not limited to the materials referred 
to in Rule 4 to,  

(i) avoid any exposure of human skin to substances which 
can lead to diseases, along with all breathing equipment which 
prevents inhalation of gases which can lead to diseases, and , 
also includes any sensory equipment for detection of gases 
present inside the sewers or septic tanks;  

(ii) avoid any injuries while carrying out cleaning work. 
  means any 

person engaged in or employed for any sanitation work, other than 
domestic work.  

precautions referred to in rule 6, and are all steps necessary to 
reduce the risk to the person and to avoid contraction of diseases 
and injuries by the persons engaged in cleaning of sewers and 

septic tanks due to exposure to sewage or any other material in 
any physical state (solid, liquid or gas) inside the sewers or septic 
tanks and while entering, sewers or septic tanks. 

(j) "State Level Survey Committee" means the Committee 
referred to in sub rules (12), (13) of rule-10 and sub-rule (2) of 
rule-11 with following composition:  
1. Chief Secretary  Chairman 
2. Principal Secretary, Social Welfare 

Department Member  
Member 

3. Principal Secretary, Urban Development 
Department Member 

Member 

4. Principal Secretary, Panchayatiraj Department Member 
5. Director, Economics and Statistics, Uttar 

Pradesh 
Member 

6. Director, Panchayatiraj, Uttar Pradesh Member 
7. Director, Local Bodies, Uttar Pradesh Member 
8. Director, State Urban Development Authority, 

Uttar Pradesh 
Member 

9. Regional Director, Census Operations Member 
10. One representative of railway authority Member 
11. Upto iwo representatives of Non Government 

Member Organisations working for welfare of 
Member 



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manual scavengers and Safai Karamcharis to 
be nominated by the State Government 

12. Upto two community representatives of whom 
one should Member be a woman to be 
nominated by the State Government 

Member 

 

 
Functions of the State Level Survey Committee:  

a.  to monitor and oversee the survey process at State level.  
b. to distribute the materials for awareness campaign to 

designated place.  
c.  to arrange publicity through local newspapers etc. about the 

survey.  
d.  to distribute translated survey material to designated place 

under its jurisdiction.  
e.  to approve final list of manual scavengers for all towns, 

cities and villages in the State.  
f.  to publish final consolidated list of the manual scavengers in 

the State.  
(2) Words and expressions used and not defined in these rules 

but, defined in the Act, shall have the same meanings as assigned 
to them in the Act. 

 

 CHAPTER-II OBLIGATIONS OF EMPLOYER TOWARDS 

EMPLOYEES ENGAGED IN THE  
CLEANING OF SEWER OR SEPTIC TANK 

 

 3. (1) No person shall be allowed to clean a sewer or septic 
tank manually, without the protective gear and safety devices 
except,  

(a) for the removal of concrete or FRP (Fibre Reinforced 
Plastic) or damaged manhole door where mechanical 
equipments can not be put into operation;  

(b) for inter-linking the newly laid sewer main with the 
existing sewer main, in case of sewer of size of more than 300 
mm diameter;  

(c) for removal of submersible pump sets fixed at the 
bottom of the suction weils;  

(d) for the reconstruction of the manhole or rectification of 
the sewer main;  

(e) any circumstance, when it is absolutely necessary to 
have manul sewage cleaning, after the Chief Executive Officer 
of the local authority has permitted to do so after recording in 
writing the specific valid reasons for allowing such cleaning.  

Obligations of 

Employer 
towards 

Employees 
engaged in the 

Cleaning of 
Sewer or Septic 

Tanks 

 (2) For the purposes of clauses (c) and (d) of sub-rule (1), 
before allowing entry of a person in the sewer, sewage shall be 
totally emptied.  

(Clause (d) of 

sub-section (1) 
of section-2 of 

the Act.) 



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Protective 
gear and 
safety 
devices 

4. Any person engaged to clean a sewer or a septic tank shall 
be provided by his employer, protective gear and safety devices 
including, but not limited to the following:  

(i) Air compressor for blower  
(ii) Air line breathing apparatus  
(iii) Air line respirator with mannually operated air 

blower  
(iv) Air purifier Gas mask/chin cortege  
(v) Artificial respiration Reticulate  
(vi) Barrier caution tape  
(vii) Barrier cream  
(viii) Barrier cone  
(ix) Blower  
(x) Breath mask  
(xi) Breathing Apparatus  
(xii) Caution board  
(xiii) Chlorine mask  
(xiv) Emergency medical oxygen resuscitator Kit  
(xv) First Aid Box  
(xvi) Face Mask  
(xvii) Gas Monitor (4 gases)  

(xviii) Guide Pipe Set  
(xix) Full body wader suit  
(xx) Fishing wader suit attached with boots  
(xxi) Hand gloves  
(xxii) Head Lamp  
(xxiii) Helmet  
(xxiv) Helmet demolishing  
(xxv) Lead acetate paper  
(xxvi) Life guard pad  
(xxvii) Modular Airlines Supply Trolley System  
(xxviii) Normal face mask  
(xxix) Nylon rope ladder 5 metres  
(xxx) Nylon safety belt  
(xxxi) Pocket book  
(xxxii) Port oxy  
(xxxiii) Raincoat  
(xxxiv) Reflecting Jacket  
(xxxv) Safety belt  
(xxxvi) Safety body clothing  
(xxxvii) Safety body harness  
(xxxviii) Safety goggles  
(xxxix) Safety Gumboots  



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(xl) Safety helmet 
(xli) Safety showers  
(xlii) Safety torch  
(xliii) Safety Triped Set  
(xliv) Search light  

5. The local authority shall ensure that the following cleaning 
devices are used by persons engaged in cleaning sewer or septic 
tank including but not limited to the following:  

(i)  Sewer Line Cleaning Bucketing Machine  
(ii) Jetting Machine 
(iii) Suction Machine(Gulley Emptier)  
(iv) Combined Machine(Jetting cum Suction)  
(v) Deep Suction Combined Machine (Jetting cum Suction 
Machine)  
(vi) Manual Hand Operated Grab Bucket  
(vii) Hydraulic Operated Trolley Mounted Grab Bucket 
(viii) Truck Mounted Motor & Winch Operated Grab 
Bucket Machine  
(ix) Fixed Structure Mounted Motor & Winch Operated 
Grab Bucket Machine  
(x) Rickshaw Mounted Winch & Motor Operated Desilting 

Machine for wet well  
(xi) Rickshaw Mounted winch & Auxilliary Engine 
Operated Desiliting Machine for Manhole .  
(xii) Escort Hydra Crane Mounted Hydraulic Winch 
Operated Grab Bucket Desilting Machine  
(xiii) Manual rods, shovels, spades, drainage cleaning 
machines and steel scrapers with handles  
(xiv) Hoses and washing instruments  

6. (1) All protective gear and safety devices under these rules 
shall be checked every six months and necessary repair or 
replacements shall be made by the employer who engages a 
person for cleaning a sewer or a septic tank.  

(2) Comfortable body suits shall be made available to the 
worker who has to enter sewers or septic tanks for their cleaning. 
The employer shall provide full body suits to workers entering 
manholes of depth more than five feet and alternatively, partial 
fishing wader body suits to those entering manholes of depth less 
than five feet.  

(3) The employer shall also ensure the following safety 
precautions before a person is engaged in the cleaning of a sewer 
or a septic tank, namely:  

(a) There shall be a minimum of three employees present 



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all the time, one of whom shall be a supervisor; 
(b) The atmosphere within the confined space shall be 

tested for oxygen deficiency and toxic and combustible gases 
including but not limited to poisonous gases like Hydrogen 
Sulphide, Carbon Monoxide, Methane, and gasoline vapours, 
through detection tests including the following:  

(i) lowering a detector lamp into the manhole,  
(ii) inserting wet lead acetate paper which changes 

colour in the presence of hazardous gases,  
(iii) detection of gases through gas detector masks.  

(c) Before starting the cleaning under sub rule (1) the 
supervisor referred to in clause (a) of sub-rule(3) has inspected 
and determined if the sewer serves any industries nearby to 
anticipate any hazardous atmosphere that may be encountered.  

(d) The condition of inetal-rung ladders and the side walls 
of the manhole shall be checked to see if there is any danger of 
collapse.  

(e) Traffic and pedestrian barricades are provided all the 
times.  

(f) A flag man should be stationed at least 50 feet ahead of 
a site and should be visible to incoming traffic for at least 500 

feet.  
(g) Regular medical check-up of sewage workers which 

shall include the examination of respiratory organs, skin 
injuries, and other occupational diseases and injuries for their 
treatment to ensure that sewage workers affected with such 
diseases or injuries do not enter sewers for cleaning.  

(h) Regular vaccination against respiratory and skin 
diseases and other occupational diseases to which these 
workers are prone due to exposure to harmful substances and 
gases in sewers. 

(i) All employees who are present on-site during cleaning 
work are given training and adequately familiarised with the 
knowledge to operate all equipments involved in cleaning 
work, to avoid injuries or diseases associated with such work 
and to take necessary steps in case of emergency arising at the 
place of work and the training shall be conducted every two 
years and the employees shall be familiarised with any changes 
in method and technique with respect to the above.  

(j) The supervisor possesses and keeps handy the names, 
addresses and telephone numbers of the nearest hospitals or 
clinics.  

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(i) Only in day-light; and 
(ii) for a duration not exceeding 90 minutes, at a 
stretch. There shalt be a mandatory interval of 30 
minutes between two stretches.  

(1) Identify and close off or reroute any lines that might 
carry harmful substances to, or through, the work area.  

(m) Ensure that written operating and rescue procedures 
are displayed at the entry site.  

(n) If the entry is made through a top opening, use a 
housing device with a harness that suspends a person in an 
upright position and a mechnanical device shall be available to 
retrieve personnel from vertical spaces more than five feet 
deep.  

(o) At least one person trained in first aid and 
cardiopulmonary resuscitation should be immediately available 
during any confined space job.  

(p) Oxygen content in the manhole must be at least 19.5% 
in the confined space of the manhole measures at all levels 
(bottom, middle and top) and no person entres the manhole if 
oxygen level is below 19.5% and more than 21%  

(q) Ventilate the sewer line by opening at least two or 

three manholes on both sides where work is to be carried out.  
(r) Manhole shall be opened at least one hour before the 

start of operation.  
(s) The opened manhole shall be properly fenced or 

barricaded to prevent any person, specially childer, from 
accidentally falling into the sewer. Dummy cover with welded 
fabric or wire-net may be used.  

(t) All workers use the safety gear and safety devices 
before entering the sewer line.  

(u) The person entering the manhole or sewer line must be 
monitored using signal or camera or CCTV etc., throughout the 
operation period.  

(v) Structural safety of manhole rungs or steps must be 
tested before entering the manhole.  

(w) Portable aluminium ladder is available during the 
work period where necessary and the portable ladder is 
properly seated or fixed during use.  

(x) No material or tools are located near the edge which 
can fall into the manhole and injure the workman,  

(y) Equipments used during sewer cleaning are explosion 
and fire-proof.  

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manhole as well as in the immediate vicinity of open manholes.
(za) In the event of a sudden or unpredictable atmospheric 

change, an emergency escape breathing apparatus with atleast a 
10 minute air supply is worm. 
7. The employer shall ensure the following safety precautions 

at the time when the person is engaged in the cleaning of a sewer 
or a septic tank:  

(i) Portable fans and air blowers with batteries, in good 
working condition with a back up capacity of more than the 
estimated duration of the entry of the person in the sewer, shall 
be carried into sewers for ventilation and a ventilation source 
shall be installed at the mouth of the manhole.  

(ii) Flashlights and communication devices such as two-
way radios shall be carried into sewers.  

(iii) Presence of the following rescue equipment at the site:  
(a) A tripod and hamess system, or some other method 

ensuring manoeuvring of an injured worker to the surface.  
(b) A basket stretcher, or similar device, shall be 

available for moving the injured worker to emergency 
transportation.  

(c) First aid equipment as given in Annexure-l, and 

trained personnel shall be immediately available.  
(iv) the employer shall ensure availability of ambulance 

and follow-up in close proximity.  
(v) The employer shall ensure that the assigned person has 

life insurance policy of at least ten lakh rupees and the 
premium for which shall be paid by the employer.  
8. The employer shall ensure the following post-cleaning safety 

precautions after a person engaged in the cleaning of a sewer or a 
septic tank comes out of the sewer or septic tank after a session of 
cleaning:  

(i) Provide facilities for removal of contaminated clothing 
and for wash-up as well as cleaning dry clothing.  

(ii) Wash-up material shall include but not be limited to 
water, soaps, hand sanitizers and adequate and medically 
authenticated skin cream for applying on the body for post 
cleaning safety.  

(iii) Any cuts/bruises on the skin or problems with a 
respiratoy organ suffered on account of cleaning of sewer shall 
be immediately cured. 

  
 

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INSANITARY LATRINES
 9. Human excreta shall be treated as fully decomposed when it 

eventually becomes stable material with no unpleasant smell and 
containing valuable plant nutrients.  

Insanitary 

Latrines 

(g) of sub-
section (1) of 

section 2 of the 
Act.  

 10. (1) Every local authority shall draw a suitable time 
schedule for carrying out survey of insanitary latrines within its 
jurisdiction and the publication of their list.  

(2) The local authority shall take the assistance of the 
community leaders and non Governmental organizations working 
in the area for the welfare of the Safai Karamcharis or sanitary 
workers, on the existence of insanitary latrines in the area under its 
jurisdiction.  

(3) Any complaint filed by any person including a non 
Governmental organization, regarding the construction, 
maintenance or use of insanitary latrine, shall be inquired by the 
local authority within fifteen days of filing the complaint.  

(4) The local authority shall constitute a Committee under its 
Chief Executive Officer with at least two members from the 
community of Safai Karmcharis or sanitary workers, one of whom 

shall be a woman and at least one member from the civil society  
groups.  

(5) The Committee referred to in sub-rule(4) shall plan and 
monitor the survey, and ensure that an awareness campaign is 
carried out simultaneously with the survey that is conducted.  

(6) The Chief Executive Officer of the local authority shall 
prepare an initial {ist of insaitary latrines existing in his 
jurisdiction and display the same at the notice board of the office 
of the local authority and publish in two local daily newspapers, 
inviting the objections, specifying the date by which the 
objections, if any, to the list, shall be received.  

(7) the local authority shall cause to hold a meeting on the due 
date as specified to hear the complaints and objections received on 
the intial list and approve the final list of insanitary latrines.  

(8) The final list of insanitary latrines shall be prepared and 
published by the local authority which shall display the same at 
the notice board of office of the local authority and publish in two 
local newspapers, one of which shall be in the vernacular 
language.  

(9) The local authority, within fifteen days of final publication 
of list of insaitary latrines, shall serve a notice on the occupier of 
the insanitary latrine to either demolish such insanitary latrine or 

Survey of 
Insanitary 

Latrines 
 

Clause (a) of 
sub-section (1) 

of section-4 of 
the Act. Sub-

section-3 of 
section 5 of the 

Act. 



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convert it into a sanitary latrine within a period of six months from 
the date of commencement of the Act.  

(10) A copy of such notice referred to in sub-rule(9) shall be 
sent to the inspector.  

(11) The notice referred to in sub-rule(9) shall include 
information regarding the schemes of the Central and State 
Government which entitle the beneficiaries to incentives for the 
demolition of insanitary latrines or conversion to sanitary latrines; 
and other information regarding the eligibility to avail the benefits 
under those Schemes and the procedure for availing such benefits.  

(12) The Committee referred to in sub-rule(4) shall submit the 
survey report to the District Magistrate, who, or any department 
designated by him for this purpose, in turn, shall submit the 
consolidated repoits of all local authorities under his jurisdiction 
to State Level Survey Committee.  

(13) State Level Survey Committee shall furnish the report of 
the survey to the Central Ministry/Department dealing with the 
Schemes of conversion of insanitary latrines into sanitary latrines 
for the urban and rural areas..  

(14) The eligible beneficiaries under the relevant Schemes of 
the Central or State Government may apply for the admissible 

financial assistance under such schemes.  
(15) After the expiry of the period under sub-rule (9), the local 

authority shall have the premises of the occupier of insanitary 
latrine inspected.  

(16) If the occupier has neither demolished nor converted the 
insanitary latrine into a sanitary latrine, the local authority shall 
order for its demolition and recover the cost from the occupier as 
arrears of land revenue. 

 CHAPTER-IV 
SURVEY OF MANUAL SCAVENGERS 

 

Survey of 
Manual 
Scavengers 
 
 
 
Sub-
sections 
(2), ( 4) 
and (6) of 
section 1];  
sub-
section( 1 ) 

11. (1) The local authority shall ensure that the persons 
conducting the survey of manual scavengers shall be adequately 
and appropriately trained by the local authority on the method and 
manner in which the survey shall be conducted and sensitized on 
the issue of manual scavenging.  

(2) The State Level Survey Committee and the District Level 
Survey Committee shall carry out adequate campaigns at various 
levels especially in all such areas where insanitary latrines have 
been found during the survey of insanitary latrines.  

(3) The local authority shall also associate community leaders 
or non governmental orgainzations working for the welfare of 
Safai Karmcharis or sanitary workers in identification of manual 

 



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of section 
12; and 
sub-
section (1) 
of section 
15 of the 
Act. 

scavengers.
(4) The local authority shall invite manual scavengers through 

awareness campaigns to declare themselves at the self declaration 
centres and have their details verified during a period and at places 
which shall be notified by the local authority.  

(5) The lists of manual scavengers, if provided by the non 
governmental organizations or any other persons or agency, shall 
be fully verified to identify manual scavengers.  

(6) In case, there is discrepancy between the data of insanitary 
latrines or the number of manual scavengers thrown up by any 
person or organization, the local authority shall order a house-to-
house survey of insanitary latrines by the enumerators to know the 
names of manual scavengers servicing those insanitary latrines.  

(7) Local authority shall also make efforts to idenfity manual 
scavengers by visiting the habitations of concentration of safai 
karmcharis, sanitary workers or manual scavengers.  

(8) Sample checks of the work done by the enumerators would 
be carried out by overseers designated for the purpose by the local 
authority, on the basis of random selection to the extent indicated 
below:  

(i)  100% check in villages.  

(ii) 100% check in cities and towns having less than 1000 
households with insanitary latrines.  

(iii) 50% of the declarations, verified by each enumerator, 
shall be checked in towns or cities having 1000 to 9999 
households with insanitary latrines.  

(iv) 33% of the declarations, verified by each enumerator, 
shall be checked in towns/cities having 10000 or more 
households with insanitary latrines.  

(v) in categories (iii) and (iv), if sample check of the work 
done by any. enumerator reveals an error of > 10%, a 100% 
check of his work shall be carried out by the supervisor.  
(9) Any person having objection either to the inclusion or 

exclusion of any name in the provisional list of manual scavengers 
in pursuance of Act, may within a period of fifteen days from the 
provisional publication, file an objection in the prescribed format 
specified by the concerned local authority.  

(10) The local authorities shall also notify the manner of 
publication of said list during the survey of manual scavengers 
carried out under the act.  

(11) The local authority shall get the objections enquired into 
and hold a meeting, if necessary to finalise the list of manual 
scavengers in its jurisdiction.  



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(12) After publication of the final list by the local authority no 
claim or objection on the list shall be accepted for being included 
or excluded in the list, provided that the manual scavenger shall be 
entitled to give self-declaration about his being a manual 
scavenger.  

(13) The District Magistrate shall notify a designated officer 
not below Tehlisdar or Block Development Officer for inquiring 
into claims and objections received and giving their findings and 
the inquiry conducted by the designated authority shall ensure that  

(i) the claimant or objector is given adequate opportunity to be 
heard;  

(ii) the claimant or objector is given not less than seven days 
notice about the date of summary hearing as provided under sub-
rule (15);  

(iii) the claimant or objector shall be allowed to support his 
claim with documentary evidence, if any, as provided under sub-
rule (14);  

(iv) the claimant or objector shall have the right to be 
represented by a lawyer, Non Governmental Organization, or a 
friend; and  

(v) the claimant or objector shall be given a copy of the order 

passed by the designated authority as provided under sub-rule 
(20). 

(14) Forms for filing claims and objections under these rules 
shall be made available to the applicants free of charge on demand 
at the designated place, as also through the website of the local 
authority and the claimant or objector may support his claim with 
documentary evidence, if any. (15) Summary hearings shall be 
conducted by officers designated by the local authority.  

(16) The officer designated to verify the claims may order 
fresh verification, if necessary.  

(17) After summary hearing and such further verification (if 
ordered), the officer would pass an appropriate order, accepting or 
rejecting the claim or objection, as the case may be and a copy of 
the order would be given to the persons concerned.  

(18) After settlement of claims and objections by the 
designated authority, the local authority shall carry out necessary 
corrections in the draft list and transmit it to the District Level 
Survey Committee for its consideration.  

(19) The District Level Survey Committee shall cause 
compilation of list of manual scavengers received from each local 
authority, town and prepare a list of manual scavengers for the 
district which the District Collector will forward to the State 



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Government. 
(20) The State Govemment shall have the lists of manual 

scavengers recevied from various districts, compiled and prepare a 
consolidated State list of manual scavengers.  

(21) Any person working as a manual scavenger, may self 
declare either during the survey undertaken by the local authority, 
or any time thereafter, apply to the Chief Executive Officer of the 
local authority, or to any other officer authorised by him in this 
behalf, for being identified as a manual scavenger in the 
prescribed Proforma. Format of the application is given at 
Annexure-!1  

(22) There shall be no minimum age limit for identification of 
manual scavenger, and there shall be no restriction regarding the 
caste or religion or income or gender for being identified as 
manual scavenger.  

(23) For the purposes of sub-rule (22), a person should have 
been engaged or employed as manual scavenger at the 
commencement of the Act or thereafter and should have worked 
as such continuously for not less than three months.  

(24) A provisional list of identified manual scavengers as 
verified by the Overseers, shall be published by the concerned 

local authority in local newspapers and displayed in its own office 
and at such other places as deemed appropriate.  

(25) A copy of the provisional list shall be made available to 
members of the local authority and the non Governmental 
organizations or community leader of Safai Karamcharis or 
sanitary workers.  

(26) While publishing the provisional list, the local authority 
shall call upon members of the public to file claims and objections 
vis-a-vis, the list, within a period, not less than 15 days, in a 
proforma notified by the local authority.  

(27) After the approval of the final list by the District level 
Survey Committee, it shall be duly published at the notice boards 
of concerned offices and the final list shall also be uploaded on the 
website of the District administration and the State Govemment. 

 12. The identified manual scavengers, one from each family, 
shall be eligible for receiving cash assistance of Rs. 40,000 
immediately after identification. The beneficiary shall be allowed 
to withdraw the amount in monthly instalments of maximum of 
Rs. 7,000. The said cash assistance amount shall be given by the 
Central Government under the Central Sector Self Employment 
Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers.  

Intial, one 

tome, cash 
assistance sub-

clause(ii) of 
clause(a) of 

sub-section(1) 
of section 13 of 

the Act. 

 CHAPTER-V  



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POWERS OF THE INSPECTOR
 (1) If an inspector has reason to believe th: an offence under 

the Act as defined under section 5, sub-section (2) of section 6 or 
section 7 of the Act has, or is, or is likely to take place, he shall 
conduct inspection, investigation or enquiry.  

Powers of the 

Inspector 

 (2) If the offence pertains to the construction, maintenance or 
use of an insanitary latrine, the inspector shall report to the local 
authority, which shall thereafter take action as per the provisions 
of the Act.  

(3) If the offence pertains to the employment of manual 
scavengers, the inspector shall send a report to the local authority 
as well as the District Magistrate.  

(4) The local authority shall take steps to include the name of a 
manual scavenger found to be employed in the final list of manual 
scavengers, whether during survey or any time thereafter, and 
once the name of a manual scavenger is added to the final list, the 
manual scavengers shall be rehabilitated under the provisions of 
the Act.  

(5) If it appears to the inspector that hazardous cleaning of 
sewer or septic tanks is being resorted to, the inspector shall order 
to stop such hazardous cleaning forthwith and shall report the 

matter to the local authority.  
 (6) The inspector may examine any structure, site, place or 

premises within his jurisdiction, when there are reasons to believe 
that any such premises is being used or has been used or about to 
be used for hazardous cleaning of sewer or septic tank.  

(7) The inspector may take on the spot or otherwise such 
evidence of any person which he may consider necessary for the 
purpose of any examination or enquiry connected with insanitary 
latrines or hazardous cleaning of sewer or septic tank:  

Provided that such person shall not be compelled to answer any 
question or give any such evidence tending to incriminate him.  

(8) The inspector may take or caused to be taken any 
photograph, video clip, sample, record or make any sketch by 
using any device including electronic device as he may consider 
necessary for the purpose of any examination or enquiry under 
these rules.  

(9) On finding that a local authority, person or agency is 
engaging in or employing a person in hazardous cleaning, the 
inspector shall instruct such authority, person or agency to stop 
such undertaking of cleaning immediately and shall serve a notice 
in writing in this regard in Form annexed as annexure- Ill to these 
rules.  

Clause (e) of 

sub-section(2) 
of section 20 of 

the Act. 



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 CHAPTER-VI
STATE MONITORING COMMITTEE 

  (1) The State Monitoring Committee shall meet atleast once in 
six months on such dates and times as may be appointed by the 
Chairperson.  

(2) The meeting shall normally be held at the State 
headquarters.  

(3) Where the Committee finds it necessary to hold the meeting 
at any other place, for the reasons to be recorded in writing, such 
meetings may be held at other places, within the State.  

(4) Member-Secretary shall cause a notice of minimum ten 
days issued to all the members of the Committee and also send the 
list of business to be considered during the meeting  

(5) No business, which is not included in the list of business, 
shall be considered, without the permission of the Chairperson. 

(6) The Chairperson shall preside over each meeting at which 
he is present, and in his absence, members may elect the senior-
most member present to be Chairperson to preside over the 
meeting. ;  

(7) No business shall be transacted at a meeting unless atleast 
one third of the total members of the Committee are present:  

Provided that if at any meeting, less than one third of the 
members are present, the Chairman may adjourn the meeting to 
a date not less than seven days from the date of the meeting, 
informing the members present and sending registered notice 
to the other members.  
(8) Business at the adjourned meeting shall be disposed 

irrespective of the quoram.  
(9) The proceedings of each meeting shall be circulated to all 

members present and shall be read out and confirmed at the next 
meeting of the Committee, and shall be signed by the Chairperson.  

(10) The minutes shall be recorded in a minute book which 
shall be kept as a permanent record.  

(11) A copy of the minutes shall be endorsed to the Central 
Government for the information of the Central Monitoring 
Committee. 

By order,  
SUNIL KUMAR,  
Pramukh Sachiv 

State 

Monitoring 
Committee 

 
 

 
 

Sub-section 2 
of section 26 of 

the Act. 

 
 
 

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 Annexur I  



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(See rule 7)
First Aid Facilities 

 The first-aid box shall be distinctly marked with a red cross on 
white back ground. At every work place there shall be provided 
and maintained, so as to be easily accessible during working 
hours, not less than one first-aid box for 150 employees.  
(a) For work places in which the number of employees employed 
does not exceed 50, each first-aid box shall contain the following 
equipments:  

1. 6 small sterilised dressings  
2. 3 medium size sterilised dressings  
3. 3 large size sterilised burn dressings  
4. 3 large sterilised burn dressings  
5. 1 (30 ml.) bottle containing a two percent alcoholic 

solution iodine  
6. (30 ml.) bottle containing salvolatile having the dose and 

mode of administration indicated on the label  
7. 1 snakebite lancet  
8. 1 (30 gms.) bottle of potassium permanganate crystals  
9. 1 pair scissors  
10. 1 copy of the first-aid leaflet issued by the Director 

General, Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes, 
Government of India in  

11. 1 bottle containing 100 tablets (each of 5 gms.) of aspirin:  
12. Ointment for burns  
13. A bottle of suitable surgical antiseptic solution  

(b) For Work places in which the number of employees exceeds 
50, each first-aid box shall contain the following equiments:  

1. 12 small sterilised dressings.  
2. medium size sterilised dressings.  
3. 6 large size sterilised dressings.  
4. 6 large size sterilised burn dressitigs. 
5. 6 (ISgms.) packets sterilised cotton wool.  
6. 1 (60 ml.) bottle containing a two percent alcoholic 

solution iodine.  
7. 1 (60 ml.) bottle containing salvolatile having the dose and 

mode of administration indicated on the label.  
8. I roll of adhesive plaster.  
9. 1 snake bite lancet.  
10. 1 (30 gms.) bottle of potassium permanganate crystals.  
11. 1 pair scissors.  
12. 1 copy of the first-aid leaflet Issued by the Director 

General Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes 

 



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Government of India. 
13. A bottle containing 100 tablets (each of 5 gms.) of aspirin, 

14. Ointment for burns.  
14. A bottle of suitable surgical antiseptic solution.  

(c) Adequate arrangements shall be made for immediate 
recoupment of the equipment, when necessary.  

(d) The first-aid box shall be kept in charge of a responsible 
person who shall always be readily available during the 
working hours of the work place.  

(e)  A person in charge of the First-aid box shall be a person 
trained in first-aid treatment, in the work places where the 
number of employees employed is 150 or more.  

(f)  In work places where the nu?ber of employees employed is 
500 or more and hospital facilities are not available within 
easy distance from the work place, first-aid posts shall be 
established and . run by a trained compounder and he shall be 
on duty and shall be available at all hours when the workers 
are at work.  

(g)  Where work places are situated in places which are not towns 
or cities, a suitable motor transport shall be kept readily 
available to carry injured person or person suddenly taken ill 

to the nearest hospital.  
(h)  The first-aid box shall not contain any equipment or 

substance other than those mentioned in clauses (a) and (b) 
above. 

 

  



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Annexur-II
{See rule 11(2)} 

Self Declaration Form

 

                                         (Office Use) 
Indentification of the persons engaged in manual scavenging 

 Name of the State: 
 Distict 
 Muncipality:............... Town ............... Ward: ...............  
  

 
 

Family Photo of the person engaged in manual secavenging 
(Picture post card size photograph 6"x4") 
 
 
 
 

1. Name of the person engaged in manual secavenging: ......................................  

2. Name of Father/Mother/Spouse: ....................................................................... 

3. Age .............................. 

4. Sex:  Male        Female   
5. Educational Status : (Put a  mark in the appropriate box) 

(i) a) Literate     (b) Not Literate  
(ii) if literate level of education 

Studied class 1-5  Class 6-10   

 Class 11-12     Class above 12  
6. Occupation 

(i)  Carrying/disposing/cleaning of human excrate mannualy from insanitary 
laterine 

(ii) Cleaning untreated human excreta manually from (a) open drain 

 (a) Open drain   (b) Railway Track  

 (c) Pit latrine    
7. Status of Employment:- 
I. Employed in : 

(a) Private: 

(i) Individual Household  (ii) Community/Group of Household    

(iii) Contractor    (iv) Institution like hospital, office etc  

Photo of the person 
engaged in manual 
ecavenging 



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(v) Others (Specify) .........................
 

(b) Central Government    (c) State Government  

(d) Municipal Corporation  
 
II. Employed on: 

(a) Permanent basis    (b) Temprorary Basis  

(c) Contract basis     (d) Jajmani    
8. How long you have been in this occupation .......................... 

9. Social Background:       

(a) Whethre SC/ST/OBCs/Others  

(b) Caste  (c) Sub Caste  

(d) Religion  
10. (a) Have you received any benefit from the government regabilitation schemes? 

(Put a  mark in the appropriate box) 

Yes No 

  

(b) If yes, name of the scheme (Put a  mark in the appropriate box) 

 Name of the Schemes Rupees 

(1) National Scheme for liberation and regabiliation 

of scavengers 

 

(2) Self Employment Scheme for regabiliation for 
manual scavengers 

 

(3) Any other 
[Please specify the name of Scheme(s)] 

 

(c) If yes, whether project funded through above shceme is running: 

Yes No If yes, monthly income (Rs) 

   

(d) Not known 
11. (a) Are you engaged in any occupation other than scavenging?  Yes  /  No. 

(b) If yes, specify:______________ 
12. Any other skill you ppossess: 

(i) Construction  (ii) Carpentry   

(iii) Driving    (iv) Cooking     

(v) Tailoring   (vi) Any other specify ________ 
13. Alternative occupation proposed (Please specify) _____________ 

Name and address of the preson engaged in mannal scavenging_____________ 
________________________________________ Pin Code ___________________ 

 
 



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Contact Telephone/Mobile No.
Signature/Thumb Impression of the 
person engaged in manual scavenging 
___________________ 
Name and date_________________ 
Signature of Enumeratore________ 
name and date (with code no.)____ 

Signature of Date Entry Operator 
___________________ 
Name and date (with code No.)________ 
Signature of Supervisor______________ 
name and date (with code no.)________ 

Details of Insanitary Latrine 
 1. Details of individual Insanitary Latrine (IIL) 

S. 
No. 

Name of the owner 
Insanitary Latrine 

Location of the monthly salary/wages 
of the mannual 
scavenger (Rs) 

  Dry 
Latrine 

Latrine from 
which excreta is 
being flushed 
into open drain 

In Cash In Food 
grains etc. 

      

      

Total Number of the Individual Insanitary Lartrines cleaned by the person engaged in 
manual scavenging:  
(Note: Please give detailed descriprorror the individual Insanitary Làrtrines cleaned by 

the person engaged in manual scavenging. In case you need to write extra information 
kindly photocopy this page and attach with the survey form) 

 2. Details of Community Insanitary Latrine (CIL) 

S. 
No. 

Name of the owner  
(Organization/Agency) of 

Community 
Insanitary Latrine 

Location of the monthly salary/wages 
of the mannual 
scavenger (Rs) 

  Dry 
Latrine 

Latrine from 
which excreta is 
being flushed 
into open drain 

In Cash In Food 
grains etc. 

      

      

 

 3. Details of Open Drains (OD)/Railway Tracks/Other Spaces: 

S. 
No. 

Location of Open Drain/Railway Tracks/other 
spaces in which excreta from the insanitary 

latrines is being flushed 

monthly salary/wages of the 
mannual scavenger (Rs) 

  In Cash In Food grains 
etc. 

    

    



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(Note: If the number of involved manual scavengers in OD is more than one, please fill 
up a separate form for each of the person engaged in manual scavenging) 

 

Annexure-III 
{See rule 13(9)}  

Office of the Inspector u/s 20 of the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers 
and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013,     _______________(Area name).  

Notice 
(under rule 13(9) of the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their 
Reliabilitation Rules 2014)  
Ref.....................  
To,          date.....................  
      __________________ 
      __________________ 
      __________________ 
 

Subject: Notice under the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and 
their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 (hereinafter the Act) and the Prohibition of 
Employment as Manual and their Rehabilitation Rules, 2014 (hereinafter 
the Rules): Hazardous cleaning of sewers and septic tanks  

 

Whereas, Section 7 of the Act provides that no person, local authority or any agency 

shall, from such date as the State Government may notify, which shall not be later 

than one year from the date of commencement of this Act, engage or employ, either 

directly or indirectly, any person for hazardous cleaning of a sewer or a septic tank;  

and whereas, the __________ (name of State) Government has notified the date of 

enforcement of the provisions of Section 7 of the Act as _____________ (date of 

effect); and whereas, cleaning of sewers and septic tanks is regulated under the 

provision of rules 3 to _____________ of the Rules; 

and whereas, you have been noticed to have violated the provisions of Section 7, 

read with Section 2(1)(d) of the said Act and the rule __________ (rule number) 

made thereunder, as per the following details:  

(i) Place of violation  _______________ 

(ii) Date of violation _______________ 

(iii) Violation details _______________ 

 

 

 
 



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2. You are requested to show cause as to why action against you under 

Section _______________ of the Act be not initiated. You are requested to submit 

your clarifications in writing by ______________  (date) or appear in person in my 

office on _______________ at _______________ 

 

3.  In case you fail to submit the necessary clarification or you or your 

representative fails to appear on the specified day and time, it shall be deemed that 

you have nothing to say in the matter and the undersigned shall be free to take action 

in accordance with the provisions of the Act and the Rules.  

Date ..................  

Place.................. 

Name and designation of the 

Inspector