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  • Manual Scavengers Act
    Manual Scavengers Act

    An Act to provide for the prohibition of employment as manual scavengers, rehabilitation of manual scavengers and their families, etc.

  • Suo-motu Cognizance by the Commission
    Suo-motu Cognizance by the Commission

    Suo Motu cognizance taken by the Commission in the cases of reported sewer deaths to make compensation payment as per Hon'ble Supreme Court Judgement 2014.

  • Key Initaiative/Achivement
    Key Initaiative/Achivement

    Initiatives taken by the Commission as per the mandate & achievements made.

  • Successful Intervention Of NCSK
    Successful Intervention Of NCSK

    Impact of Commission's Intervention

National Commission for Safai Karamcharis

The National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK) was constituted on 12th August, 1994 as a statutory body by an Act of Parliament viz. ‘National Commission for Safai Karamcharis Act, 1993’, for a period of three years i.e. up to 31st March, 1997. As per sub-section (4) of Section 1 of the Act, it was to cease to exist after 31.3.1997. However, validity of the Act was extended up to March, 2002, and then up to February, 2004 vide Amendment Acts passed in 1997 and 2001 respectively.

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Union Minister

Dept. of Social Justice and Empowerment

Dr. Virendra Kumar

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Hon'ble Chairperson

National Commission for Safai Karamchairs

Shri M.Venkatesan

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