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Explain the role of dissent within ONE belief system or ideology (6 marks)

http://www.smh.com.au/world/indias-female-scavengers-are-slaves-of-their-caste-gender-20160303-gn987l.html

  • Outlines macro response to manual scavenging- the disposing of faeces from dry toilets and open drain by hand, which has long been an occupation thrust upon members of the Dalit group

  • A campaign launched in 2014 under Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called “Clean India Mission” aimed to improve sanitation in the fast-growing economy and increase funding for toilets to end open defecation

  • Campaign has helped draw attention to the plight of manual scavengers and forced state governments to act

  • The government offers 40,00 rupees ($590) to each rescued manual scavenger and training for alternate jobs.

  • At least 90 per cent of India's estimated 1.3 million manual scavengers are women

  • Identifies that despite macro level change, crimes against lower-caste Indians are rising. There were more than 47,000 such crimes in 2014, an increase of about a fifth from the previous year, official figures show.

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