Act Number: 25

Act Name: The Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013

Year: 2013

Enactment Date: 2013-09-18

Long Title: 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.

Ministry: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

Department: Department of Social Justice and Empowerment

Section 31: Functions of National Commission for Safai Karamcharis.
    (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.
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