Self Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers (SRMS)
Self Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers (SRMS)
The Self-Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers (SRMS) was introduced in January, 2007, with the objective to rehabilitate the remaining manual scavengers and their dependents in alternative occupations by March, 2009. However, as this could not be done by the target date, the Scheme was extended up to March, 2010, with a provision for the coverage of spill-over of beneficiaries even thereafter, if required. As per the updated number, reported by States/UTs, after launch of the Scheme, 1.18 lakh manual scavengers and their dependents in 18 States/UTs were identified for implementation of the Scheme.
After the enactment of ‘Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013’, SRMS was revised in synchronization with the provision of the Act. As per the revised Scheme, the following benefits are provided to the target group:-
- identified manual scavengers, one from each family, are provided one-time cash assistance of Rs. 40,000.
- The identified manual scavengers and their dependents are provided project based upfront capital subsidy up to Rs. 5,00,000 and concessional loan for undertaking self-employment ventures.
- Sanitation workers and their dependants are provided assistance for procurement of sanitation related projects on the same scale as admissible to manual scavengers for general projects.
- Group of the target beneficiaries is eligible for projects costing upto Rs. 50.00 lakh.
- Beneficiaries are also provided training for skill development for a period up to two years, during which a stipend of Rs. 3,000 per month is also provided.
- Manual Scavengers and their family members are also eligible for Health Insurance coverage of Rs. 5.00 lakh under Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY.
- Upskilling/RPL training is provided to sanitation workers
- Workshops are organised with the officers, supervisors and sanitation workers on “Hazardous Cleaning of Sewers and Septic Tanks”
The details of fund provided under the scheme are as follows:
|
Year |
B.E. (Rs. in crore) |
R.E. (Rs. in crore) |
Expenditure (Rs. in crore) |
|
2017-18 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
|
2018-19 |
20.00 |
85.76 |
85.76 |
|
2019-20 |
110.00 |
99.93 |
84.80 |
|
2020-21 |
110.00 |
30.00 |
16.60 |
|
2021-22 |
100.00 |
43.31 |
39.00 |
|
2022-23 |
70.00 |
11.10 |
11.10 |
|
2023-24 |
97.41 |
|
|
Copy of the Self Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers(SRMS) document 
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