 bill no 26 of  2017 the prohibition of employment as manual scavengers and their rehabilitation (amendment) bill, 2017 by dr udit raj, mp a billfurther to amend the prohibition of  employment as manual scavengers and their rehabilitation act, 2013be it enacted by parliament in the sixty-eighth year of the republic of  india as follows:—amendment of section 312 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 (1), 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 sub-section from any government or local or other authority; and15(b) summon and enforce the attendance of any person from any part of india and examine him on oath" 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;udit rajjuly 8, 2016 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 implementation of the provisions of this act; and(d) to take suo motu notice of matter relating to non-implementation of this act      lok  sabha———— a billfurther to amend the prohibition of  employment as manual scavengers and their rehabilitation act, 2013————(dr udit raj, mp)gmgipmrnd—4121ls(s3)—15-02-2017