‘Rashtriya Garima Abhiyaan’ is a National campaign to
Explanation:
Rashtriya Garima Abhiyan is National Campaign for Dignity and Eradication of Manual Scavenging. The practice continues in the country in spite of efforts of several people, implementation of government schemes such as the National Scheme for Liberation and Rehabilitation of Scavengers since 1992 and Self Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers since 2007, and regardless of it being banned in 1993 through Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (prohibition) Act.
Why the question Came:
Manual Scavenging is closely associated with exploitation of dalits as majority of them work in this despite it being banned. Issue of dalit atrocities in news in recent times. So UPSC comes up with a politically correct but related question!
Government had passed the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers
and their Rehabilitation Act in 2013.
Sources:
Govt Websites
http://www.indiawaterportal.org/author/rashtriya-garima-abhiyan-national-campaign-dignity-and-eradication-manual-scavenging
- Rehabilitate the homeless and destitute the persons and provide them with suitable sources of livelihood.
- Release the sex workers from their practice and provide them with alternative sources of livelihood.
- Eradicate the practice of manual scavenging and rehabilitate the manual scavengers
- Release the bonded laborers from their bondage and rehabilitate them
Explanation:
Rashtriya Garima Abhiyan is National Campaign for Dignity and Eradication of Manual Scavenging. The practice continues in the country in spite of efforts of several people, implementation of government schemes such as the National Scheme for Liberation and Rehabilitation of Scavengers since 1992 and Self Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers since 2007, and regardless of it being banned in 1993 through Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (prohibition) Act.
Why the question Came:
Manual Scavenging is closely associated with exploitation of dalits as majority of them work in this despite it being banned. Issue of dalit atrocities in news in recent times. So UPSC comes up with a politically correct but related question!
Government had passed the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers
and their Rehabilitation Act in 2013.
Sources:
Govt Websites
http://www.indiawaterportal.org/author/rashtriya-garima-abhiyan-national-campaign-dignity-and-eradication-manual-scavenging
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