Hardeep Singh Gill and Karm Singh Karma take charge as Members of National Commission for Safai Karamcharis
Hardeep Singh Gill and Karm Singh Karma assumed charge as Members of the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK) on the afternoon of 23 February 2026, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment said.
Summary
Hardeep Singh Gill and Karm Singh Karma assumed charge as Members of the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK) on the afternoon of 23 February 2026, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment said. Karm Singh Karma is President of the Akhil Bharatiya Safai Mazdoor Sangh, Delhi Pradesh, while Hardeep Singh Gill has worked on campaigns such as drug-abuse prevention and cleanliness drives. The NCSK was set up on 12 August 1994 as a statutory body under the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis Act, 1993; since the Act lapsed on 29 February 2004 it has worked as a non-statutory body under the Ministry, and its tenure has been extended by government resolution up to 31 March 2028. It comprises a Chairperson, a Vice-Chairperson and five Members, including a woman member, and monitors the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013.
Key facts
- Took charge
- 23 February 2026 (afternoon)
- Members
- Hardeep Singh Gill, Karm Singh Karma
- Static link
- NCSK set up 12 August 1994 under the NCSK Act, 1993
- Status
- Non-statutory since the Act lapsed on 29 February 2004
- Tenure
- Extended to 31 March 2028 (Cabinet, 7 February 2025)
- Composition
- Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, five Members incl. a woman
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Hardeep Singh Gill and Karm Singh Karma took charge in February 2026 as Members of which body?
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Correct answer: B — National Commission for Safai Karamcharis
Both assumed charge as Members of the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis on 23 February 2026.
Up to what date has the tenure of the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis been extended?
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Correct answer: C — 31 March 2028
The Cabinet approved on 7 February 2025 extending the NCSK's tenure for three years beyond 31.03.2025, i.e. up to 31 March 2028.
Consider the following statements about the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK): 1. It was first constituted as a statutory body under an Act of Parliament passed in 1993. 2. It currently functions as a statutory body with the powers of a civil court. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only 1 is correct. The NCSK was set up in 1994 under the NCSK Act, 1993, but since the Act lapsed on 29 February 2004 it has been a non-statutory body without civil-court powers.