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
Correct Answer: Option C
Explanation
1. The question asks about the objective of the 'Rashtriya Garima Abhiyaan'.
2. 'Rashtriya Garima Abhiyaan' was a national campaign initiated by the NGO Jan Sahas, along with other organizations, with the primary goal to eradicate the degrading practice of manual scavenging in India.
3. The campaign also focused on the rehabilitation of liberated manual scavengers, aiming to provide them with dignity and alternative sources of livelihood.
4. Option (C) directly reflects this objective: "eradicate the practice of manual scavenging and rehabilitate the manual scavengers".
5. Options (A), (B), and (D) describe different social welfare objectives (homeless rehabilitation, sex workers' rehabilitation, bonded labourers' rehabilitation) which were not the specific focus of the Rashtriya Garima Abhiyaan.