Manually scavenging, while banned, still exist due to socio-economic realities perpetuate this practice in the society. Discuss the menace of this social evil.

Manually scavenging, while banned, still exist due to socio-economic reasons -

1. Extreme poverty necessitates people to opt for any source of income.

2. Caste connections - Historically, the task of manual scavenging has been associated with particular caste. This injustice is still carried out, largely in rural areas, but also in urban.

3. Social ostracization in rural areas - Families of persons doing manual scavenging are socially isolated, not offered jobs, education, etc. Thus, they continue with this task.

With the menace, the measures to ade with the memale:

1. Strict enforcement of penalty - for forcing someone to do manual scavenging.

2. Rehabilitation of manual scavengers- Providing them skills for other jobs.

3. Use of technology- IIT-Madras recently developed an autonomous robot that could undertake the scavenging task.

4. Construction of piped toilets; Swachh Bharat Abhiyam to promote tp pits construction.

5. Awareness among ppt- people- that not to force anyone to engage in this task, and resume anyone in it.

SDG-8 & requires proper livelihood opportunities to all. In further pursuance of Article 21, Right to life with dignity, this social evil should be eliminated in a mission mode.