UPSC Prelims 2016 GS Paper I · Q16 of 100 Economy easy

'Rashtriya Garima Abhiyaan' is a national campaign to

  1. (a) rehabilitate the homeless and destitute persons and provide them with suitable sources of livelihood
  2. (b) release the sex workers from their practice and provide them with alternative sources of livelihood
  3. (c) eradicate the practice of manual scavenging and rehabilitate the manual scavengers ✓ UPSC's answer
  4. (d) release the bonded labourers from their bondage and rehabilitate them

Why the answer is (c)

• Rashtriya Garima Abhiyan is a national campaign led by the NGO Jan Sahas for the eradication of manual scavenging and the dignified rehabilitation of manual scavengers, mostly Dalit women — option (c).

• It organised the 'Maila Mukti Yatra' (2012) and campaigns against sewer deaths, supporting the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers Act, 2013.

• It is not about the homeless (a), sex workers (b) or bonded labour (d).

• Hence option (c).

Why the other options are wrong

(a) rehabilitate the homeless and destitute persons and provide them with suitable sources of…
It does not target the homeless.
(b) release the sex workers from their practice and provide them with alternative sources of…
It does not target sex workers.
(d) release the bonded labourers from their bondage and rehabilitate them
It does not target bonded labour.

Asked in the GS Paper I of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2016, held on 7 August 2016. Question and answer key: Union Public Service Commission. Explanation: UPSC Answer Check.

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