Parsanjeet KourAIR 11 · CSE 2022 · 329 wordsTheir whole copy
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Above incidence reports improper and inefficient implementation of Prevention of manual scavenging act and PM Rashtriya Garima abhiyan.
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a) Issues associated with manual scavenging are -
→ Health hazard due to exposure to toxic gases and chemicals.
→ Issue of low payment to manual scavengers.
→ Lack of safety tools and their standard specification in law.
→ Gender discrimination → 90% done by females
→ Violation of principle of dignity
of humans → Perpetual discrimination against certain classes.
→ I, as DM has following options
Option 1 → Keeping the situation as such
| Merits | Demerits |
|---|---|
| → Prevent social opposition from dominant group | → Violation of right to live with dignity |
| → Cover of the ills of govt departments | → Indirect support to inhumane act. |
Option 2 → Stop manual scavenging totally
| Merits | Demerits |
|---|---|
| → Right to live with dignity of people | → Social opposition from dominant |
| upheld | group |
|---|---|
| → Inhumane act suppressed | → Livelihood security of manual scavengers at stake |
→ Manual scavenging is a deadly act and I would take following steps to address this
→ Impose blanket ban on manual scavenging under usual circumstances
→ If in rarest of rare cases, it is to occur, I would specify the safety standards for manual scavengers.
→ I would spread education about curse of manual scavenging to invoke the souls of people
→ I would pick up and address loopholes in administrative efforts
of their identification. → I would revamp the reskilling initiatives to skill these people. → I would also ensure that these people get employed in specific sector.
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Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. As long as poor districts of country do not progress, nation can't develop. These steps of mine would be a contribution to develop Modern India.