https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=69088 Manual scavenging persists despite the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 and Supreme Court directions; the Survey links this to caste-based stigma and weak enforcement. It emphasizes ULB accountability through performance-linked incentives and penalties, validation and profiling of SSWs under NAMASTE, use of Swaach Sarvekshan for baselining, distribution of PPE and safety kits, and mandates scaling and acquisition of mechanised sanitation technologies alongside rehabilitative measures including housing, healthcare, skill development and insurance coverage. en-us Thu, 29 Jan 2026 19:31:03 +0530 Thu, 29 Jan 2026 19:31:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=69088 Manual scavenging persists despite the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 and Supreme Court directions; the Survey links this to caste-based stigma and weak enforcement. It emphasizes ULB accountability through performance-linked incentives and penalties, validation and profiling of SSWs under NAMASTE, use of Swaach Sarvekshan for baselining, distribution of PPE and safety kits, and mandates scaling and acquisition of mechanised sanitation technologies alongside rehabilitative measures including housing, healthcare, skill development and insurance coverage. News - Thu, 29 Jan 2026 19:31:03 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=69088