No conviction under the old law in 19 years, says minister. Not a single person has been convicted under the anti-manual scavenging law that the country passed 19 years ago.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/new-law-soon-check-scavenging
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/tribune-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/scavengers
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/legislation
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sanitation
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-social-justice-and-empowerment
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rehabilitation
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-home-affairs
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/workers
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/occupational-health