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UPSC 2016: '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 labourers from their bondage and rehabilitate them
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (c) eradicate the practice of manual scavenging and rehabilitate the manual scavengers
‘Rashtriya Garima Abhiyaan’ (National Campaign for Dignity) was launched by civil-society groups to abolish the practice of manual scavenging and secure dignified rehabilitation for former manual scavengers; therefore option (c) is correct. It has nothing to do with homelessness, sex work or bonded labour, so the other options are incorrect. ([scroll.in](https://scroll.in/article/657787/the-inhuman-plight-of-manual-scavengers-continues-as-all-states-miss-deadline-on-listing-dry-toilets?utm_source=openai))
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What is the correct answer to this UPSC 2016 Current Affairs question?▼
The correct answer is option (c): eradicate the practice of manual scavenging and rehabilitate the manual scavengers. Watch the detailed video explanation in our Sherlocking Prelims course on UnlockIAS.
Which year was this Indian Government Schemes & Initiatives question asked in UPSC Prelims?▼
This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2016, GS Paper 1, as Question 16. It falls under Current Affairs > Indian Government Schemes & Initiatives.
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This question is rated "easy". It tests basic recall and most well-prepared aspirants should answer it correctly.
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