☰
Confronting Marginalisation
Describe the observation and direction of Supreme Court of India for manual scavengers.
The court observed that the number of manual scavengers in India had increased since the 1993 law.
It directed every department/ministry of the union government and state governments to verify the facts within six months. If manual scavenging was found to exist, then the government department has to actively take up a time-bound programme for their liberation and rehabilitation.
Sponsor Area
There are specific ________ and ________ for the marginalised in our country.
Rathnam filed a case in the local police station under the ________________.
Manual scavengers are exposed to ____________ conditions of work and face serious hazards.
The job of manual scavenging is mainly done by __________ women and young girls.
The government provides for free or __________ hostels for students of Dalit and Adivasi communities.
Rathnam with the support of other Dalit families resisted the powerful castes.
Manual scavengers in different parts of the country, the Bhangis in Gujarat, Pakhis in Andhra Pradesh and the Sikhaliars in Tamil Nadu, continue to be considered untouchable.
The reservation policy of the government is meant only for the Dalits.
Manual Scavengers get low wages for the work they perform.
The Supreme Court of Indian could not do anything to ban the practice of manual scavenging.
Sponsor Area
Sponsor Area