 bill no 296 of  2015 the prohibition of employment as manual scavengers and their rehabilitation (amendment) bill, 2015by shri arjun meghwal, mpa billfurther to amend the prohibition of employment as manual scavengers and their rehabilitation act, 2013be  it enacted by parliament in the sixty-sixth year of the republic of india as follows:—amendment of section 3125 of 20132 in section 31 of the prohibition of employment as manual scavengers and their rehabilitation act, 2013,—(i) in sub-section (1)—(a) in clause (b), for the words "enquire into complaints", the words"investigate into complaints" shall be substituted; and5(b) after clause (d), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:—"(e) to impose fine on a person, if found guilty, after investigation under clause (b), of contravening the provisions of this act"(ii) for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:—10"(2) in the discharge of its functions under sub-section (1), the national commission shall have the power to—(a) call for information with respect to any matter specified in that subsection from any government or local or other authority; and(b) summon and enforce the attendance of any person from any part of india and examine him on oath""15 statement of objects and reasonsthe prohibition of employment as manual scavengers and their rehabilitation act,2013 was enacted to prohibit employment as manual scavengers, rehabilitation of manual scavengers and their families the national commission for safai karamcharis is empowered to monitor and enquire the complaints regarding the contravention of the provisions of this act, but no one has been punished even if accused is found guilty by the commission due to inherent lacuna in the act it is, therefore, necessary that the national commission for safai karamcharis be empowered to summon the accused, investigate into the complaints, and impose fine on the accused, if found guilty on completion of investigation in the matterhence this billnew delhi;arjun meghwalnovember 18, 2015 annexure extract from the prohibition of employment as manual scavengers and their rehabilitation act, 2013 (act no 25 of  2013)     31 the national commission for safai karamcharis shall  perform the following functions, namely:—(a) to monitor the implementation of this act;function of national commission for safai karamcharis(b) to enquire into complaints regarding contravention of the provisions of this act, and to convey its findings to the concerned authorities with recommendations requiring further action;(c) to advise the central and the state governments for effective implementationof the provisions of this act; and(d) to take suo motu notice of matter relating to non-implementation of this act     ———— a billfurther to amend the prohibition of employment as manual scavengers and their rehabilitation act, 2013————(shri arjun meghwal, mp)gmgipmrnd—2947ls(s3)—04-12-2015