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India News: For instance, in states like Telangana while 10 districts have self declared themselves as manual scavenging free, 23 districts remain. In Maharashtra
As the govt's deadline to declare India manual scavenging free nears, about 246 districts of country are yet to declare themselves free from inhuman practice
India News: NEW DELHI: Even as the August deadline for declaring all districts in India, “manual scavenging free” gets closer, as many as 246 districts are still .
According to data shared in the meeting, out of 766 districts, as many as 520 districts have declared themselves manual scavenging free, while 246 districts are yet to submit the report. "I would request the states concerned to submit a report to us as we are committed to our vision of declaring India manual scavenging free by August 2023," a senior official with the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment said.
As the government's deadline to declare India manual scavenging free nears, about 246 districts of the country are yet to declare themselves free from the inhuman practice, according to officials.