NCSK To Celebrate Its Foundation Day On August 23, 2026 SUNDAY; Around 900 Safai Karamcharis Likely To Participate In Annual Programme
Issued by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways
Executive Summary The National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK) will celebrate its 32nd Foundation Day on August 23, 2026, at the Mavalankar Auditorium in New Delhi. The event, attended by approximately 900 Safai Karamcharis and senior Union Ministers, focuses on welfare, mechanized sanitation, and the elimination of manual scavenging. A key highlight is the launch of the "NCSK Missed-Call Facility Number" to facilitate time-bound grievance redressal for all stakeholders.
Key Points / Main Content
Event Details and Participation
- Foundation Day: The NCSK is celebrating its 32nd Foundation Day on Sunday, August 23, 2026.
- Attendees: Around 900 Safai Karamcharis, representatives from Central and State/UT governments, Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), and various civil society organizations.
- Dignitaries: The event will be graced by Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal (Union Minister of State for Law and Justice), and Ministers of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri Ramdas Athawale and Shri B L Verma.
New Welfare Initiatives
- Missed-Call Facility: Launch of the "NCSK Missed-Call Facility Number" allowing stakeholders to register grievances, issues, and representations for time-bound resolution.
- Strategic Focus: Emphasis on the dignity and welfare of Safai Karamcharis, promotion of mechanized sanitation, and the implementation of social security and rehabilitation schemes.
Commission Mandate and Legal Oversight
- Policy Recommendations: The NCSK recommends specific programs to the Central Government to eliminate inequalities in status and facilities for Safai Karamcharis.
- Grievance Redressal: The Commission has the authority to investigate specific grievances and take suo-motu notice of the non-implementation of welfare schemes or instructions.
- Monitoring Working Conditions: Mandated to study health, safety, and wage conditions under various employers, including Municipalities and Panchayats.
- 2013 Act Jurisdiction: Under "The Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and Their Rehabilitation Act, 2013," the NCSK monitors implementation, enquires into contraventions, and advises the government on effective enforcement.
- Compensation Review: The Commission reviews the status of compensation payments to the legal heirs of sewer death victims.
Impact Analysis
Safai Karamcharis
- Impact: Enhanced access to grievance redressal and a focus on transitioning from hazardous manual cleaning to mechanized sanitation.
- Action Required: Utilize the newly launched missed-call facility to report issues and engage with rehabilitation and social security initiatives.
National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK)
- Impact: Strengthening of its role as a monitoring body with expanded jurisdiction to ensure the implementation of the 2013 Act.
- Action Required: Follow up on callers via the missed-call facility and provide periodic recommendations to the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
Central, State, and Local Governments (ULBs/Panchayats)
- Impact: Increased accountability regarding the working conditions, safety, and rehabilitation of workers under their jurisdiction.
- Action Required: Implement mechanized sanitation solutions and ensure compliance with findings/recommendations issued by the Commission regarding the 2013 Act and compensation for sewer deaths.
Key Entities Referenced
National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK): A statutory body celebrating its 32nd Foundation Day, responsible for recommending welfare programs and monitoring the working conditions of sanitation workers.
The Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and Their Rehabilitation Act, 2013: The primary legislation that defines the commission's jurisdiction under Section 31(1) to monitor the elimination of manual scavenging and handle related complaints.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment: The central ministry overseeing the NCSK and responsible for implementing welfare initiatives for the rehabilitation and social security of Safai Karamcharis.
NCSK Missed-Call Facility Number: A new grievance redressal initiative launched to allow stakeholders to register issues and representations for time-bound resolution by the Commission.
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Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
NCSK To Celebrate Its Foundation Day On
August 23, 2026 SUNDAY; Around 900 Safai
Karamcharis Likely To Participate In Annual
Programme
Union Minister Of State Of Law And Justice Shri Arjun Ram
Meghwal, Ministers Of State Of Social Justice And
Empowerment Shri Ramdas Athawale, Shri B L Verma To
Grace The Occasion
NCSK To Release “NCSK Missed-Call Facility Number” for All
The Stakeholders
प्रव तथ: 21 AUG 2026 3:59PM by PIB Delhi
The National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK) is celebrating its 32nd Foundation Day at the
Mavalankar Auditorium Constitution Club of India on August 23rd Sunday in the National Capital here.
Giving brief about the upcoming event, Vice Chairperson NCSK Shri Hardeep Singh Gill informed
that Union Minister of State of Law & Justice Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, Ministers of State of Social
Justice And Empowerment Shri Ramdas Athawale and Shri B L Verma will grace the occasion.
Besides Member NCSK Shri Karam Singh Karma, NCSK Secretary Shri Rahul Kashyap and
several other senior level officials are participating in the programme.Shri Gill said the day long programme will be attended by around 900 Safai Karamcharis,
representatives of Central, State/UT governments, Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), Public Sector
Organizations, civil society organizations and other stakeholders working for the welfare, dignity and
safety of Safai Karamcharis.
The NCSK Vice Chairperson said the Programme will focus on the dignity and welfare of Safai
Karamcharis, eliminiation of hazardous manual scavenging/ cleaning, promotion of mechanized
sanitation, rehabilitation and social security and implementation of welfare initiatives under the PM
Narendra Modi led government.Shri Gill further informed that the Commission will release NCSK Missed-Call Facility Number for all the stakeholders
so that the Commission could follow up the callers to register their grievances, issues and representations
to be taken up for resolving the same in a time bound manner.
Pertinently, the mandate of the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis is to recommend to the
Central Government specific programmes of action towards elimination of inequalities in status,
facilities and opportunities for Safai Karamcharis, study and evaluate the implementation of the
programmes and schemes relating to the social and economic rehabilitation of Safai Karamcharis
and scavengers in particular and investigate specific grievances and take suo-motu notice of matters
relating to non-implementation of programmes or schemes in respect of any group of Safai Karamcharis,
decisions, guidelines or instructions, aimed at mitigating the hardships of Safai Karamcharis, measures for
the social and economic upliftment of Safai Karamcharis, the provisions of any law in its application to
Safai Karamcharis and take up such matters with the concerned authorities or with the Central or State
Governments.
In addition, the Commission has the mandate to study and monitor the working conditions, including those relating to
health, safety and wages of Safai Karamcharis working under various kinds of employers including Government,
Municipalities and Panchayats, and to make recommendations in this regard, to make reports to the Central or
State Governments on any matter concerning Safai Karamcharis, taking into account any difficulties or
disabilities being encountered by Safai Karamcharis.
However, with the enactment of “The Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and Their
Rehabilitation Act, 2013”, the mandate and scope of the Commission has also been enlarged. As per
Section 31(1) of the said Act, the Commission has jurisdiction to monitor the implementation of the Act,
to enquire into complaints regarding contravention of the provisions of the Act, and to convey its findings
to the concerned authorities with recommendations requiring further action, to advise the Central and the
State Governments for effective implementation of the provisions of the Act and to take suo motu notice
of matter relating to non-implementation of the Act.
The Commission also reviews various problems of Safai Karamcharis, status of payment of compensation
to the legal heirs of sewer death victims. Based on its findings, the Commission gives its
recommendations for rehabilitation and liberation of Safai Karamcharis from the scourge of manual
scavenging to the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment from time to time as well as in its Annual
Reports.*****
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