Q: “Rashtriya Garima Abhiyaan” is a national campaign to
a) rehabilitate the homeless and destitute persons and provide them with suitable sources of livelihood
b) release the sex workers from their practice and provide them with alternative sources of livelihood
c) eradicate the practice of manual scavenging and rehabilitate the manual scavengers
d) release the bonded laborers from their bondage and rehabilitate them
The correct answer is to Option 3.
Rastriya Garima Abhiyan
- It is India’s National Campaign for Dignity and the Abolition of Manual Scavenging, which began in 2001. Hence, Option 3 is correct.
- It is an initiative initiated by the ladies of Dalit communities.
- It has been shown to be a very creative and successful method to end the practise of manual scavenging.
- For the purpose of identifying manual scavengers and rehabilitating them, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has partnered with NGOs such as Safai Karam Chari Andolan, Rastriya Garima Abhiyan, Sulabh International, etc.
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