The Supreme Court, on January 27, expressed its dismay over the lack of progress in the appointment of the Chairman and members of the National Safai Karamchari Commission. The National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK) is a statutory body of the Government of India set up to safeguard the rights, dignity, and welfare of Safai Karamcharis, particularly those engaged in sanitation work such as manual scavenging. It is constituted as per National Commission for Safai Karamcharis Act, 1993. Failing which, the Court will be forced to appoint an ad hoc Committee to take over the work of the Safai Karamchari Commission. In this matter, the Supreme Court had passed a comprehensive order in the October 2023 judgment enhancing the compensation for manual scavenging death to Rs.