The Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993

The Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993 is an Act of the Indian Parliament which prohibits the employment of manual scavengers and the construction of dry latrines in India. It aims to abolish the practice of manual scavenging which involves the removal of human excreta manually. The act defines manual scavengers as people engaged or employed by an individual or local authority for manually cleaning, carrying, disposing of or handling in any manner, human excreta. The act imposes penalties and imprisonment for violators of the act. The act also lays down the responsibilities of the local authorities and provides for the rehabilitation of manual scavengers.