New Delhi, Hardeep Singh Gill and Karm Singh Karma have assumed duties as members of the National Committee of Safai Karamcharis with effect from February 23, an official statement said on Wednesday.
According to the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Gill participated in social and organizational activities at the district and national levels, contributing to community development initiatives.
He has been involved in campaigns on social issues, including drug abuse prevention, social awareness, community mobilization and youth empowerment. He has participated in cleanliness campaigns and grassroots participation programmes.
Karma is the president of Akhil Bharatiya Safai Mazdoor Sangh, Delhi Pradesh, and has been associated with initiatives related to the welfare of sanitation workers and marginalized communities.
The statement said it defended the rights, dignity, occupational safety and social security of Safi Karamcharis and raised issues related to education, access to healthcare, livelihood support and policy representation.
The Ministry expressed its confidence that the two members will contribute to strengthening efforts aimed at achieving the well-being, dignity and socio-economic advancement of Safi Karamcharis across the country.
The National Committee for Safai Karamcharis was constituted on 12 August 1994, as a statutory body under the National Committee for Safai Karamcharis Act 1993, initially for a period of three years until 31 March 1997. According to the subsection of Section 1 of the Act, the Committee was to cease to exist after that date.
However, the validity of the law was extended until March 2002 and then until February 2004 through amended laws passed in 1997 and 2001.
Following the expiration of the National Commission for Safi Karamcharis Act, 1993, with effect from 29 February 2004, the commission has been functioning as a non-statutory body under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
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