Annual Report 1999-2000 □ The mechanism for expediting the conversion of dry latrines into v/et latrines, both in urban and rural areas. □ Programmes for rehabilitation of Safai Karamcliaris relieved from the manual scavenging jobs. 9.3 At the end of the period under reporting, the posidon in respect of the Manual Scavengers and Construcdon of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993, was as follows: Central Act Applicable: Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Kamataka, Maharashtra, Tripura, West Bengal and all Union Territories. Central Act Adopted: Assam, Haryana, Orissa, Punjab, Gujarat, Bihar and Madhya ^ Pradesh. Central Act adoption under consideration: Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. State Act Enacted: Tamil Nadu. ^; No decision taken as yet: Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim. 68 / / I