Punjab Vows to Manual Scavenger Free by Sept 22 on Chairman Gejja Ram Valmiki Letter

Disclosing this here, Commission Chairman Mr. Gejja Ram Valmiki informed that in a letter dated September 3, 2021, the commission had expressed concern over the violations of "The Prevention of Employment as Manual Scavengers and Their Rehabilitation Act, 2013" at some places and asked to clean sewers/gutters from only those sewer men of Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayats, equipped with fully safety gears, besides ensuring strict compliance of the Act.