Question

UPSC Prelims 2016 Question:

‘Rashtriya Garima Abhiyaan’ is a national campaign to

1. rehabilitate the homeless and destitute persons and provide them with suitable sources of livelihood
2. release the sex workers from their practice and provide them with alternative sources of livelihood
3. eradicate the practice of manual scavenging and rehabilitate the manual scavengers
4. release the bonded labourers from their bondage and rehabilitate them

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 3: eradicate the practice of manual scavenging and rehabilitate the manual scavengers

Detailed Solution

Explanation :

Rashtriya Garima Abhiyan is also known as National Campaign for Dignity and Eradication of Manual Scavenging. This campaign deals with the eradication of the inhuman practice of manual scavenging and comprehensive rehabilitation of manual scavengers in India. This campaign strives to attain social and cultural rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers under the supervision of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

Therefore, option (3) is the correct answer.

Subject: Polity | Government Schemes and Policies(pol)

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