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Delhi govt approves rehabilitation programme for 'manual scavengers'
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): In a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi Cabinet on Thursday approved the proposal of one-time cash assistance of Rs 40,000 to persons identified as "manual scavengers" under the rehabilitation programme of the Social Welfare Department.
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Sewage worker death: Swacch Bharat a 'hollow slogan', says Rahul
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 19 (ANI): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Swacch Bharat' as a "hollow slogan" and accused him of turning a blind eye to the plight of thousands of manual scavengers.
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Manual scavenger death: Delhi govt gives Rs 10 lakh compensation to kin
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 18 (ANI): Delhi Social Welfare Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam on Tuesday announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh for the kin of the manual scavenger who died while cleaning a sewer pit in Delhi's Dabri on September 14.
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Centre gives nod to creation of posts in NCSK
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jul 4 (ANI): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the creation of one post each of vice-chairperson and member in the National Commission for Safai Karmacharis (NCSK).
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Mysore village head forces manual scavengers to clean blocked manhole
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Thavarekatte (Mysore) (Karnataka) [India], June 8 (ANI): Guru Shanthappa, a person living in Mysore's Thavarekatte village, has lodged a complaint against village panchayat president Geetha for forcing two municipality workers, Ganesha and Cheluva, to clean a blocked manhole.
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Conduct re-survey of manual scavengers: Centre asks states
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 10 (ANI): The Union Government has asked all the states to conduct a re-survey sample of manual scavengers.
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