Q8. For eradication manual scavenging, the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and Their Rehabilitation Act 2013 was enacted. With reference to the act, consider the following statements.
1. It prohibits engagement of persons for hazardous cleaning of septic tanks.
2. It provides for the comprehensive rehabilitation of manual scavengers in time- bound manner.
3. The monitoring mechanism has its chairman as Chief Minister at state level and Prime Minister at national level.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
(c) Only 1 and 2
At national level, the chairperson of the Monitoring Mechanism is the Minister of Social Justice and empowerment