No death has been reported due to engaging in manual scavenging but 188 people have died while undertaking hazardous cleaning of sewer and septic tanks since 2019, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.
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The 58,098 eligible manual scavengers were identified during two surveys conducted in 2013 and 2018, the minister mentioned in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
With the pandemic-induced elder vulnerability bringing to the forefront the urgency to provide relief and address systemic inequities, organisations working for the welfare of senior citizens have demanded an increase in social pension to Rs .