Survey of manual scavengers
PANAJI: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, GoI, in order to conduct the survey of manual scavengers in block/talukas in Goa, to eliminate manual scavengers Directorate of Social Welfare is authorized to conduct the survey of manual scavengers and insanitary latrines in Goa.
Manual scavanger is a person engaged or employed to manually clean and disposing of or otherwise handle in any manner, human excreta before the excreta fully decomposes.
“Insanitary latrine means a latrine which requires human excreta to be cleaned or otherwise handled manually, either in open drain or pit.
The person, community leaders, activists and NGOs who desire to claim that they are involved in manual scavenging or there are insanitary latrine in the vicinity of their house should contact the Block Development officers for self declaration within 8 days.
