• IDENTIFICATION OF MANUAL SCAVENGERS IN URBAN AND RURAL AREAS AND THEIR REHABILITATION

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     Survey of manual scavengers in urban areas by Municipalities
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     Application by an urban manual scavenger for identification
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     Rehabilitation of persons identified as manual scavengers by a Municipality
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     Survey of manual scavengers in rural areas by Panchayats
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     Application by a rural manual scavenger for identification
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     Rehabilitation of persons identified as manual scavengers by a Panchayat
  • IMPLEMENTING AUTHORITIES

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     Responsibility of local authorities to ensure elimination of insanitary latrines
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     Authorities who may be specified for implementing provisions of this Act
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     Duty of District Magistrate and authorised officers
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     Appointment of inspectors and their powers
  • PROCEDURE FOR TRIAL

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     Offences to be tried by Executive Magistrate
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     Offence to be cognizable and non-bailable
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     Offences by companies
  • VIGILANCE COMMITTEES

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     Vigilance Committees
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     Functions of Vigilance Committee
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     State Monitoring Committee
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     Functions of the State Monitoring Committee
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     Duty of States or Union territories to send periodic reports to the Central Government
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     Central Monitoring Committee
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     Functions of the Central Monitoring Committee
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     Functions of National Commission for Safai Karamcharis
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     Power of State Government to designate an appropriate authority to monitor the implementation of this Act
  • MISCELLANEOUS

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     Duty of local authorities and other agencies to use modern technology for cleaning of sewers, etc
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     Protection of action taken in good faith
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     Jurisdiction of civil courts barred
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     Power of appropriate Government to make rules
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     Power of Central Government to make model rules
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     Power to remove difficulties
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     Power to exempt