Consider the following statements regarding 39 Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitat...........

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Consider the following statements regarding 'Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act 2013'

1. Vigilance Committee at District level will be headed by District Magistrate.

2. The law has provisions for providing alternative employment to the manual scavengers.

Select the correct statements using the codes given below

1 Only

2 Only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Explanation:

Both the statements are correct.

Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act 2013 came into force on 6 December 2013 across India except Jammu and Kashmir. The law prohibits the employment of manual scavengers, the manual cleaning of sewers and septic tanks without protective equipment and the construction of insanitary latrines.

The law also provides rehabilitation of manual scavengers and alternative employment to them within the time bound manner. From now onwards, the construction and maintenance of the insanity latrines has became an offence, therefore no one can be employed or engaged as the manual scavenger.

An Act to provide for the prohibition of employment as manual scavengers, rehabilitation of manual scavengers and their families, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.