ELIGIBILTY CRITERIA:
1. The beneficiary should be a Scavenger/Safai
Karamchari or their dependents duly identified under
the NSLRS (National Scheme for Liberation and Rehabilitation of Scavengers)
or in a survey or a registered co-operative society of Safai Karamcharis
or legally constituted association/firm promoted by the target
group and all those who could not be covered under the survey already
conducted in this regard but produce a certificate from local Revenue
Officer or an officer of local Municipal office, or Cantonment executive
officer of the Cantonment or an officer of the Railways not below the
rank of gazetted officer.
Scavenger means and includes a Safai Karamchari wholly
or partially employed for manual handling of human excreta and includes
his dependents.
Safai Karamchari means a person engaged in, or employed
for any sanitation work and includes his dependents.
2. No income limit is fixed for availing
financial assistance. However, other things being equal,
the Company shall accord priority to economic development and, rehabilitation
of
- Scavengers, and amongst scavengers, those Scavengers whose income
is below double poverty line
- Women from among the target group and
- disabled persons among the target group.m
3. Financial viability, income-generating
capacity of the project etc. would be considered while evaluating the
project for financing.
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