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"Supreme Court Directs Government to Compensate Families of Sewer Cleaning Victims with ₹30 Lakh"

Published On : 2023-10-21T11:20:26+0530 [ IST ] | Author : Amit_Rahangdale
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The Supreme Court of India on Friday stated that government government will need to pay $30 lakh as compensation to the relatives of those who die at the same time as cleansing sewers, PTI mentioned. A bench of Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Aravind Kumar also said that individuals who go through permanent disabilities even as cleansing sewers may be paid a minimum compensation of 720 lakh. A sum of Rio lakh may be given to individuals who suffer another shape of incapacity even as cleansing sewers, the bench brought, even as hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL). "The Union and the state governments have to make certain that manual scavenging is absolutely eliminated," the bench said, in step with PTI.The bench directed that the government businesses have to coordinate to make certain that such incidents do now not occur. It additionally remarked that High Courts are not precluded from monitoring the instances related to sewer deaths. The pinnacle courtroom also issued a slew of instructions, which had been now not examine at some point of the listening to. A precise order is awaited. Nearly 350 people have died in sewers within the last 5 years, PTI pronounced, mentioning the authorities facts shared earlier than the Lok Sabha in 2022. The states of Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Delhi accounted for 40% of those deaths, it brought.

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Source : The Times Of India

Tags : Government , Compensation , Sewer Cleaning , Directives , ₹30 Lakh , Supreme Court , Families ,

Summary : The Supreme Court has issued a directive mandating the government to provide ₹30 lakh in reimbursement to the households of folks who tragically lose their lives while cleansing sewers, emphasizing the want to address this grave problem.

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