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Each Folder contains :1) Instruction manual in Bengali alongwith Bengali Survey Questionnaire2) English Survey Questionnaire3) Caste List (One per ULB)4) Software Installation manual (One per ULB)One CD (per ULB) contains 1)Order issued from MA Deptt, BCW Deptt. 2)Today’s Presentation3)Instruction manual4)Survey Questionnaire both in Bengali and English5)Ward-wise List of existance of Insanitary latrine as per Census,2011 6)Caste list7)Format of Appointment Letter and Identity Card8)Required Number of Superviser, Enumerator, and Data Entry Operator

Another CD (per ULB) contains 1) Software for Data Entry developed by NIC2) Installation manual

Survey of Manual Scavengers

in Statutory Towns of West

Bengal

Conducted by : Department of Municipal Affairs

&

Department of Backward Classes Welfare

Govt. of West Bengal

As per direction of Deptt. of Social Justice and

EmpowermentGovernment of India

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Background ------contd.

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On 1992, existence of manual scavengers in India were about 7.65 lakh.

Between 1992-2005, 4.23 Lakh manual scavengers and their dependents were assisted for rehabilitation under National Scheme of Liberation and Rehabilitation of scavengers and their dependents ( NSLRS)

On January,2007 GoI introduced Self Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers (SRMS). Out of 3.42 Lakh existing manual scavengers 78,941 beneficiaries were assisted for alternative occupations by 30.06.2010.

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National Advisory Council (NAC) advised GoI to ensure the practice of manual scavenging to abolish fully by the end of 11th Plan period in coordination with all the Departments and States/ Local Governments . For this purpose to conduct fresh survey for identification of manual scavengers and insanitary latrine

Pursuant to this recommendation a Task Force was constituted on 10.2.2011 by Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India

Background ------contd.

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No. of Households with insantary latrine

(Census,2011) (in Lakh)

Night Soil disposed into

open drain

Night soil removed by

Human

Figure in National Lavel

8.82 1.78

Figure in West Bengal

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Background

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Objective 1. To identify the manual scavengers in statutory towns ,who -

a) Not Covered under SRMSb) Covered under SRMS but not given up

manual scavenging

2. To ensure that all genuine manual scavengers are identified, and at the same time, possibility of inclusion of non-genuine scavengers is minimized, if not eliminated.

3. To ascertain the social, economic and skill status of the identified manual scavengers, and their willingness for taking up alternative self employment ventures.

4. To ascertain details of the insanitary latrines, open drains etc. to clean which the manual scavengers are engaged/employed

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Definition of Manual Scavenger • “Manual Scavenger” means a person engaged or employed by:-

an individual / local authority / public or private agency, for manually cleaning, carrying, disposing of, or otherwise handling, in any manner, human excreta in an insanitary latrine or in an open drain or pit into which human excreta from insanitary latrines is disposed of, or on a railway track, before the excreta fully decomposes.

[ Cleaning human excreta with the help of any devices like high pressure water jet etc and using proper protective gear shall not be treated as manual scavenger ]

Definition of Insanitary Latrine

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“Insanitary Latrine” means a latrine

which requires human excreta to be

cleaned or otherwise handled manually,

either in situ, or in an open drain or pit

into which the excreta is discharged or

flushed out, before the excreta fully

decomposes.

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(i)Safai Karamcharis normally include persons engaged as ‘Sweepers’ or ‘sanitation/cleaning workers’ in municipalities, government and private offices. They may be direct employees of these bodies (municipalities, government/private sector organizations) or may be contract employees who happen to be working for these organizations. However, Safai karamcharis, per se, are not manual scavengers.

(ii) Manual Scavengers are usually self employed or contract employees. “Self employed” means a person who scavenges a group of household dry latrines or drains etc. in a particular ward, for payment in cash and/or in kind, by the house-owners. Contract employees would normally be those who are hired through contractors, by a municipal body, any other organization or a group of house-owners, to scavenge individual or community dry latrines and open drains where night soil is disposed.

Distinction between Manual Scavenger & Safai Karmachari

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Geographical Scope of the Survey

Pilot Survey already completed in the ULBs of Dakhin Dinajpur District

The proposed Survey would be conducted straight away in total 127 statutory towns including Nabadiganta Industrial Township Authority and Barrackpore Cantonment Board Area.

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State Level Committee constituted under the chairmanship of Secretary, Municipal Affairs Department. Member Secretary is Secretary, BCW Department

State Level Nodal Agency : State Urban Development Agency (SUDA)

State level Nodal Officer : Director, SUDA

State Level Principal Coordination Officer : Sri Amit Kumar Dan, Programme Engineer, SUDA and Executive Engineer, MED

State Level Institutional set up

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District Level Committee constituted under the chairmanship of District Magistrate. Convener is District Manager, WB SC ST Development and Finance Corporation.

OC Municipal Affairs/ DMDO and District Manager, WB SC ST Development and Finance Corporation will jointly monitor the survey process and fulfill all the modalities on behalf of the District

District Magistrate would notify an Officer not below the rank SDO/ BDO to process the claims and objection filed by the manual scavengers in each urban local body

District Level Institutional set up

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Town/City level committee constituted under the chairmanship of Chairman of the concerned municipality /Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation.

Commissioner/Executive Officer will monitor the survey work and fulfill all the modalities on behalf of the ULB

Nodal officer to be nominated at the Self Declaration Centre – responsible for all the activities of Self Declaration Centre

Supervisor, Enumerator and Data Entry Operator

Officers for processing Claims and objection to be notified by District Magistrate.

Town Level Institutional set up

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Notifications for institutional set up and operational procedures and circulation Publicity :

Publicity through Newspaper Printing of Leaflets and Posters for all ULBsMatter for campaigning through local cable by

the ULBs Distribution of Ward wise list of existing insanitary latrine as per census,2011 and Caste listTraining : District and ULB level Officials and preparation of Training material

Above activities should be completed within 6th of April,2013.

Compilation of List of Manual Scavengers for onward transmission to Govt. of India

Overall Supervision and monitoring of all the activities of the survey

State : Action

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• Constitution of District Level Committee• Designating District level nodal officer • Designating the Officer in each ULB for processing the Claims and Objections filed by Manual Scavenger• Approval of final list of manual scavengers for all the ULBs in the District. • After approval and finalization of the list, District level Survey Committee will send the compiled list alongwith soft copy and hard copy of the filled up survey format and the photo of some declaration centre and survey to SUDA within 31.05.2013 for all the ULBs of the District and upload the same in the website at the District Level.• Overall Supervision and monitoring of all the activities of the survey

District : Action

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• Constitution of Town Level Committee•Designating nodal officer of ULB and Declaration Centres• Publicity: To arrange publicity through local newspaper & Cable network• Distribution of poster and leaflet in all wards particularly in the suspected places where concentration of manual scavengers/insanitary latrine • To notify the designated places (Self Declaration Camp), dates and time for Survey • Intimation letter to SUDA regarding Name & contact no. of nodal officers, enumerator, supervisor, data entry operator and no. of declaration centres with location • Training to Nodal Officer, Enumerator, Supervisor and Data Entry Operator by Master Trainer (s) of ULB

ULB : Action ---contd.

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•Issuance of Appointment letter and Identity Card to the assigned nodal officer for self declaration camp, supervisor, enumerator and data entry operator• Self Declaration Camp : Infrastructure Setup

1) One Computer with Data entry software2) One Printer

3) One Scanner4) One Webcam5) One UPS6) Plain A4 paper for printing7) One Ink Pad8) Survey Questionnaire ( Both Bengali and English) 9) Ward wise list of insanitary latrine and caste list10) If Webcam not available then ULB will arrange for

Digital Camera

ULB : Action ---contd.

[ Existing Infrastructure Facilities in the office should be utilized, as the survey is of a limited duration. Inspite of all possible efforts there is still requirement of any essential equipment, ULB may utilise the Municipal Own Fund /Fund under 13th FC, SFC since allotted ]

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Distribution Enumerator and Supervisor Kit :1)Bag2)Appointment and ID Card3)Instruction manual in bengali4)Ball Pen5)Note Book6)Sufficient number of Survey Questionnaire (both in Bengali and English)7)Ward-wise List of Insanitary latrine and caste list8)Ink Pad 9)Digital Camera10)Plain A4 size paper

All the above activities should be completed within 7th April,2013

ULB : Action ---contd.

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TIME LINE FOR PROPOSED SURVEY1)Self Declaration by Manual Scavengers in the Self

Declaration Camp to be managed by Nodal

Officer, Supervisor, Enumerator and Data Entry Operator

8.4.13 to 16.4. 13

2) Survey by the enumerator to the house of manual scavengers and insanitary latrines and Data entry work by Data Entry Operator

17.04.13 to 23.04. 13

3) Verification by Enumerator for modification of data

24.04.13 to 30.04.13

4) Full Checking of data by supervisors through field visit

2.5. 13 to 8.5.13

5) Preparation of draft list, publication in local news paper and display in the Ward / ULB/ Sub Division Office , if required , in DM office. Copy of Draft list to be circulated to the Councillors and Town level Committee.

10.5. 13 to 16.5. 13

6) After receiving the claims and objection, summary hearing and settlement would be done by the officer nominated by DM

17.5. 13 to 23.5.13

7) After taking approval from Town level Committee , ULB will

send the list , copy of all the Filled in survey form and Data in

Soft copy and the photo of declaration centre & survey to

District level Survey Committee for finalisation of list

within 27.5. 13

8) Data in Soft and hard form alongwith photo of declaration centres and survey and the approval of District Committee are to be sent to SUDA for analysis and verification by concerned District

within 31.5. 13

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Methodology and the process for the Survey

1) Self Declaration Camp : Manual Scavengers will declare themselves and provide their information to the enumerator, and the Data Entry Operator will capture the recorded information in the Software. Manual Scavengers will provide his/her passport size photo and a family photo, signature/thumb impression, which needs to be scanned and incorporated in the software. If photos not provided, then the photos to be captures through webcam/digital camera by the ULB. After completion of data entry instantly a copy of filled-up format will be provided to manual scavengers

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Methodology and the process for the Survey

Field Survey : The filled up Survey forms collected in the declaration camp and also the ward wise list of insanitary latrine will be carried by the enumerator in the field. Enumerator will verify the information of the manual scavenger visiting their house and also the households having insanitary latrine declared by manual scavengers. If any other manual scavengers identified during the survey , enumerator will also capture their details .

Irrespective of the fact that Manual Scavengers have turned up or not at the declaration camp, the enumerator shall survey the following :1) Ward wise list of insanitary latrine present in the household, as provided from Census ,2011 data2) Any list provided by the NGOs/local authority

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Verification and validation of Collected data by the enumerator

100% Verification of data and modification, if any of the captured data by Supervisor

Draft List Publication in local news paper and display in the Ward / ULB/ Sub Division Office , if required , in DM office. Copy of Draft list to be circulated to the Councillors and Town level Committee.

After receiving the claims and objection , summary hearing and settlement would be done by the officer nominated by DM

After taking approval from Town level Committee , ULB will send the list , copy of all the Filled in survey form, photo and Data in Soft & hard copy to District level Survey Committee for finalisation of list

Methodology and the process for the Survey

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• Publicity, Training and Procurement of

Kits –

20000/- for Corporation

10000/- for other ULBs

• Honorarium for Enumerator- @ Rs.

1000/-

• Honorarium for Data Entry Operator- @

Rs. 1000/-

• Honorarium for Supervisor- @ Rs.

2000/-

Necessary Orders and Formats will be uploaded in the websites:

www.wbdma.gov.in and

www.changekolkata.org

Funding for the survey

Thanks

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