Most Dangerous Job in India

They do what no one wants to do.

A society divided into 2 parts, the one who called himself “Swachh” - hygiene, and the Second one who called by “Dushit”- Unhygienic

A question comes in mind that who’s Swachh and who’s Dushit?

Those people who make the mess and leave it for others to clean their shit, or those who clean shit by risking lives almost every day.

Who are they?

They are not a Physician, not a Policeman, not a Politician, not even in the Army but they wage war against the country’s nastiest enemies, keeps disease away from us, keeps the country free of filth, in-fact they run the country by risking their lives almost every day.

When the drain is clogged, the manhole overflow and our own created mess stinking, then our eyes start searching for someone to fix the issue.

Most undesirable and high-risk jobs to clean human excreta with their bare hands, and we let the country be run by them alone because the country is run by each one of us

Indeed, they do what no one wants to do

A whole world is worrying and fighting with the known coronavirus but they fight every day with many viruses inside gutters and garbage to clean human excreta with their bare hands and often comes out really, really sick.

The hygiene society wants them to clean their shit but won’t respect them, which is the aspect of disgust that society feels for them.

They tie themselves with rope and go down to the manhole in underwear and sometimes a pair of worn slippers for cleaning of sewers and septic tanks.

They slop into the black water full of garbage and fecal matter.  They feel the blockage with their bare hands and try to clear it. Taking the excreta out is always strenuous. They keep diving into the manhole, bringing out more buckets full of sludge.

Their families always remain unsure if the sole breadwinner of their family will make it back home or not, because they need to go down to clean the manhole’s sewage without safety gear and precaution.

But, they make everyone live easier by risking their lives.

They are known as Manual scavengers

In the last four years, 282 manual scavengers died while working in the sewer line and septic tanks

If they don’t come to work every Indian will come to halt, the entire country will come to a standstill and chaos will rule the streets.

Please save them, their family & our Country; let’s pledge to separate your waste into Biodegradable wet waste and non-biodegradable dry waste

Do you know the Government has been initiated various schemes, awareness programs, skill development training to manual scavenger and their dependents?

National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation (NSKFDC) geared up 500 workshops in municipalities on secure cleansing of sewers and septic tanks and create awareness about the provisions of PEMS&R Act and Rules, 2013”, the responsibility has imposed on the Employer to grant security equipment and protection devices, cleansing units toward personnel who have engaged in the cleansing of a sewer or septic tanks. The enterprise has to make positive that the assigned character has life insurance plan coverage of at least ten lakh Rupees and the premium for which shall be paid by means of the employer. These Rules are compiled by using all the employers who engage men and women for cleansing sewers and septic tanks

NSKFDC is additionally implementing a scheme, Swachhta Udyami Yojana beneath which loan up to Rs. 50 lakh has provided to the municipalities for the buy of equipment/vehicles for mechanized cleaning of sewers and septic tanks.

27,813 manual scavengers identified in the National Survey and had provided onetime money help of Rs 40,000/ - each up to 27.01.2020. Also, their dependents are eligible for skill development education with a month-to-month stipend of Rs 3000/- each and capital subsidy up to a most of Rs.3,25,00/- on the financial institution loans availed for venture self-employment projects. National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation (NSKFDC) in the district having an awareness of figuring out manual scavengers to encourage the beneficiaries to undertake skill education and avail loans with the subsidy for self-employment projects.

Government is going best for them by various schemes; now it’s every Indian responsibility to save them, their family & our Country.

Let’s pledge to separate your waste into Biodegradable wet waste and non-biodegradable dry waste