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Manual scavenging free districts
July 29 , 2023
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- A total of 530 districts (out of 766) across the country had so far reported themselves to be free of manual scavenging.
- 100% of districts in States like Bihar, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and a few others have declared themselves free of manual scavenging.
- In several States and Union Territories, only about 15% to 20% of the districts have reported so.
- For instance, in Manipur, just two of the 16 districts have reported as being manual-scavenging free.
- Similarly, in Jammu and Kashmir, just 30% of the districts have declared themselves free of the practice with a similar number in Telangana.
- In Odisha and West Bengal too, over 60% districts are yet to report their respective status.
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