GS PrelimsGovernance and social sectorWelfare Schemes of Government in Social Sector2004

The Ramon Magsaysay Award winner Shanta Sinha is known as:

A

A campaigner for urban sanitation

B

An anti-child labour activist

C

An organiser of rain-water harvesting schemes

D

An activist for the welfare of poor rural women

Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation

1 Shanta Sinha is a prominent social activist from India. 2 She received the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 2003 for Community Leadership. 3 Her work has primarily focused on combating child labour and advocating for children's right to education. 4 She founded the Mamidipudi Venkatarangaiya Foundation (MV Foundation), which has been instrumental in withdrawing children from labour and enrolling them in schools. 5 Therefore, she is widely known as an anti-child labour activist.

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