'Rashtriya Garima Abhiyaan' is a national campaign to

Correct Option

Rashtriya Garima Abhiyaan is a national campaign primarily aimed at the eradication of manual scavenging and the rehabilitation of individuals engaged in this practice.

• The campaign seeks to liberate manual scavengers, particularly women, from this undignified practice.
• It focuses on ensuring their social dignity, promoting legal awareness regarding their rights, and facilitating their integration into alternative, dignified livelihoods.
• The initiative is aligned with the objectives of The Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and Their Rehabilitation Act, 2013.
• It also complements broader government efforts such as the Self-Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers (SRMS).

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Option (a): This option refers to the rehabilitation of homeless and destitute persons, which is addressed by specific government schemes like the Shelter for Urban Homeless under the National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM), not the Rashtriya Garima Abhiyaan.

Option (b): This option pertains to programs focused on the rehabilitation of sex workers and providing them with alternative sources of livelihood. Rashtriya Garima Abhiyaan does not target this specific social issue.

Option (d): This option concerns the release and rehabilitation of bonded labourers. This issue is primarily governed by the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976, and various schemes implemented by the Ministry of Labour and Employment, distinct from the objectives of Rashtriya Garima Abhiyaan.