10th July, 2003
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment  


STATEWISE NUMBER OF SCAVENGERS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS, BENEFICIARIES AND CENTRAL ASSISTANCE RELEASED


FACT SHEET

S.No.

Name of the State/UTs

No. of

Scavengers and their

Beneficiaries

Trained

Rehabilitated

Central Assistance in Crores

1

Andhra Pradesh

30921

8056

28167

55.78

2

Assam

40413

3091

1594

5.87

3.

Bihar

12226

425

285

11.27

4.

Gujarat

64195

965

11653

26.87

5.

Haryana

36362

5571

15558

18.37

6..

Himachal Pradesh

4757

3195

2023

5.53

7.

Jammu & Kashmir

4150

936

211

1.03

8.

Karnataka

14555

635

11847

29.13

9.

Kerala

1339

156

141

0.55

10.

Madhya Pradesh

80072

48441

80755

116.50

11.

Maharashtra

64785

10982

19086

46.22

12.

Orissa

35049

5979

10681

16.76

13.

Punjab

531

4523

2988

6.63

14.

Rajasthan

57736

11152

14169

44.48

15.

Tamil Nadu

35561

9583

23687

57.80

16.

Uttar Pradesh

149202

42215

180719

222.38

17.

West Bengal

23852

489

2338

5.63

18.

Delhi

17420

400

2941

5.28

19.

Nagaland

1800

0

0

0.11

20.

Meghalaya

607

0

0

0.03

21.

Pondicherry

476

18

129

0.08

22.

Chattisgarh

-

-

-

15.00

23

Jharkhand

-

-

-

10.85

24.

Uttaranchal

-

-

-

10.00

 

TOTAL

712.14

156812

408972