The PROHIBITION OF EMPLOYMENT AS MANUAL SCAVENGERS AND THEIR REHABILITATION ACT 2013 implements:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B.
1. The Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and Their Rehabilitation Act 2013 was enacted to address the practice of manual scavenging (manual cleaning of human excreta).
2. The Act IMPLEMENTS multiple constitutional commitments:
3. (i) Article 17 — abolition of untouchability (manual scavenging being associated with the practice);
4. (ii) Article 21 — right to life with dignity;
5. (iii) Article 23 — prohibition of forced labour;
6. (iv) Article 47 — DPSP on raising standard of living and public health.
7. Section 5 PROHIBITS engagement or employment of manual scavengers; mandatory mechanisation.
8. Section 13 mandates IDENTIFICATION and REHABILITATION (financial assistance, scholarships for children, alternative livelihood).
9. Safai Karamchari Andolan v. UoI, (2014) 11 SCC 224 — Supreme Court directives.
10. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: International HR Treaties + Indian Constitutional Jurisprudence — Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and Their Rehabilitation Act 2013_
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