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What do you understand by manual scavenging?

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Important Questions on Confronting Marginalisation

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A person who removes human waste or excreta from dry latrines is a _____.
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Which Fundamental Rights are violated by the practice of manual scavenging?
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Individuals and groups can challenge existing inequalities of the society.
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The above image is of a manual scavenger at work. How does the practice of manual scavenging affect the health and working conditions of those involved, and what are the social and economic challenges faced by manual scavengers in India?


 

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Manual scavenging by the dalits is a form of untouchability.
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Why did the Safai Karamchari Andolan file a PIL in 2003? What did they complain about in their petition?
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Do you think the 1993 Act prohibiting manual scavenging is enough and adequate to stop this abominable practice? Explain.
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When did the Supreme Court ban the practice of manual scavenging?
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Which of the two, do you think will have a bigger impact on the lives of untouchables- making laws to protect them or creating awareness in society about them? Justify your answer.
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What are the names of manual scavengers in different parts of the India?
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In 1993, the government passed the Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act. This law prohibits the employment of manual scavengers as well as the construction of dry latrines.

What was the key outcome of the Safai Karamchari Andolan's petition to the Supreme Court regarding manual scavenging in India?

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What did the Supreme Court do on hearing their (Safai Karamchari Andolan) case in 2005?
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The Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993 did not prohibit or ban which of the following?
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What is manual scavenging? What are the efforts made by the government to eradicate this practice?