Section 31
Functions of National Commission for Safai Karamcharis.
The Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013
About this Act
An Act to provide for the prohibition of employment as manual scavengers, rehabilitation of manual scavengers and their families, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
(1) The National Commission for
Safai Karamcharis shall perform the followingfunctions, namely:—
(a) to monitor the implementation of this Act;
(b) to enquire into complaints regarding contravention of the provisions of thisAct, and to convey its findings to the concerned authorities with recommendationsrequiring further action; and
(c) to advise the Central and the State Governments for effective implementationof the provisions of this Act.
(d) to take suo motu notice of matter relating to non-implementation of this Act.
(2) In the discharge of its functions under sub-section (1), the National Commissionshall have the power to call for information with respect to any matter specified in that sub-sectionfrom any Government or local or other authority.
(a) to monitor the implementation of this Act;
(b) to enquire into complaints regarding contravention of the provisions of thisAct, and to convey its findings to the concerned authorities with recommendationsrequiring further action; and
(c) to advise the Central and the State Governments for effective implementationof the provisions of this Act.
(d) to take suo motu notice of matter relating to non-implementation of this Act.
(2) In the discharge of its functions under sub-section (1), the National Commissionshall have the power to call for information with respect to any matter specified in that sub-sectionfrom any Government or local or other authority.