Rashtriya Garima Abhiyaan
Question
'Rashtriya Garima Abhiyaan' is a national campaign to
Options
rehabilitate the homeless and destitute 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 labourers from their bondage and rehabilitate them
Explanation
Rashtriya Garima Abhiyaan is a national campaign launched by the Government of India to eradicate the practice of manual scavenging and rehabilitate those engaged in it. The campaign focuses on ensuring dignity and safety for manual scavengers through elimination of the practice and providing alternative livelihood opportunities. It was initiated by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment to implement the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act. The other options refer to different social schemes but not to Rashtriya Garima Abhiyaan. > Rashtriya Garima = Manual Scavenging Eradication Campaign. Answer: c.
Question details
Year
2016
Paper
GS Paper 1
Question
Q16
Subject
Current Affairs
Sub-topic
Government Social Schemes
Type
Factual single
Difficulty
Medium
Nature
Current-affairs-linked
Source hint
Current Affairs 2015, Ministry of Social Justice
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