Govt claims it helped 91% of scavengers, after ignoring 93% of them

The central government has claimed 91% of manual scavengers have been provided a one-time cash payment of Rs 40,000 and 108% of identified scavengers and their dependants have been selected for skill training under the rehabilitation programme for manual scavengers.
Of 12,742 manual scavengers identified in India after the Prohibition of Employment of Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013, 11,598 (91%) have been provided one-time cash assistance of Rs 40,000 each as part of their rehabilitation, according to the April 2017 reply to the Lok Sabha by Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawarchand Gehlot.
There are 182,505 households in rural India with at least one member doing manual scavenging, according to Socio Economic and Caste Census 2011.
Proposals for skill development training of 13,827 manual scavengers and their dependents have been sanctioned.
A manual scavenger is a person engaged to manually clean, carry, dispose off, or otherwise handle in any manner, human excreta that is not decomposed.
Under the Self Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers launched in 2007, 18 states and union territories identified 118,474 manual scavengers and their dependents for rehabilitation.
As many as 78,941 beneficiaries found to be eligible and willing were provided loans. After the enactment of the 
It is the responsibility of the chief executive officer of the panchayat or the municipal corporation to find the manual scavengers in the locality and give them identity cards and benefits as mentioned under the law.
Only 13 states have been able to identify 12,742 manual scavengers. This comes to around 7% of the 2011 social economic census figure.