'Rashtriya Garima Abhiyaan' is a national campaign to | UPSC Prelims 2016 PYQ with Answer

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

Answer

eradicate the practice of manual scavenging and rehabilitate the manual scavengers

(a) Incorrect. Rashtriya Garima Abhiyaan is not a campaign for homeless and destitute persons; that relates to other welfare/rehabilitation schemes.
(b) Incorrect. It is not aimed at rehabilitation of sex workers.
(c) Correct. Rashtriya Garima Abhiyaan is a national campaign to eradicate manual scavenging and rehabilitate manual scavengers with dignity and alternative livelihoods.
(d) Incorrect. Bonded labour rehabilitation is covered under separate legal and welfare measures, not this Abhiyaan.