Re-read the list of Fundamental Rights mentioned on page 14 of the textbook and list two rights that the practice of manual scavenging violates.
Two rights that the practice of manual scavenging violates are:
(i) Right to Equality
(ii) Right against exploitation.
The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act came into being in the year
Who cannot avail reservations?
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.
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