Context:
Cabinet extended tenure of National Commission for Safai Karamcharis(NCSK) for three years.
National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK):
- Genesis – Formed as a statutory commission in 1994 under the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis Act, 1993.
- After the Act lapsed in 2004, it operates as a non-statutory body under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJE).
- Tenure – Periodically extended through government resolutions
- Mandate and Functions –
- Recommendations: Advises the central government on programs aimed at eliminating inequalities in the status of Safai Karamcharis.
- Scheme Evaluation: Assesses schemes implemented for the socio-economic rehabilitation of sanitation workers.
- Oversees the implementation of the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013:
- Investigates complaints related to contraventions of the Act.
- Provides recommendations to the government for effective implementation.
- Takes suo-motu notice of any non-implementation of provisions of the Act.
- Monitors the health, safety, and wages of sanitation workers.
- Reporting to governments on any issue concerning the sanitation workers etc.
Source: PMI
Previous Year Question
Which of the following bodies does not/ do not find mention in the Constitution?
1. National Development Council
2. Planning Commission
3. Zonal Councils
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
[UPSC Civil Service Exam – 2013 Prelims]
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (d)