Rajouri to be declared Manual Scavenging free; DM sought objections, if any, within 15 days.

GNS ONLINE NEWS PORTAL

SHYAM SOOD 

RAJOURI DEC 20:-District Administration Rajouri has undertaken and completed the survey of Manual Scavengers and declared Rajouri as Manual Scavenging free.

District Magistrate, Abhishek Sharma, in a notice issued on Thursday (December 19) has sought objections, if any, from the general public or claimants regarding this declaration.

“Such objections must be submitted in writing to the office of District Social Welfare Officer Rajouri within 15 days from the date of publication of this notice.The objections may be submitted in person or sent via email to- pa.dcrajouri@gmail and rajouridswo@gmail.com. After the expiry of the stipulated period, if no objection is received, the district will be officially notified as Manual Scavenging Free” read District Magistrate notice.
It is pertinent to mention here that in pursuance of order dt 20-10-2023 of Hon’ble Supreme Court WP©324/2020filed by Dr Balram Singh V/S Union of India & others and as per guidelines for Survey of Manual Scavengers issued by the GoI vide letter Dt 1-2-2024, District Administration Rajouri has undertaken and completed survey and has found no Manual Scavenger in the district.

Manual scavenging is the practice of manually cleaning, carrying, disposing of , or handling human waste in an open drain, pit, latrine or on a railway track .
This practice is often performed by people from lower castes and is considered a serious human rights violation.