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NSKFDC stands for National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation, a non-profit company under Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India. It aims to empower the Manual Scavengers, Safai Karamcharis and their dependents to break away from their traditional occupation and poverty.
NCSK is a temporary body that investigates the conditions of waste collectors in India and makes recommendations to the Government. It was a statutory body from 1994 to 2004 and has been extended several times since then.
Karam is a harvest festival celebrated in India and Bangladesh, dedicated to the worship of Karam-Devta, the god of power, youth and youthfulness. It involves cutting branches of the Karam tree, dancing, singing, offering liquor and rice flour, and immersing the branches in the river.
Bezwada Wilson is an Indian activist and founder of Safai Karmachari Andolan, a human rights organization that campaigns against manual scavenging. He has been honored with the Ramon Magsaysay Award and has filed a Public Interest Litigation in the Supreme Court of India to end the practice.
Learn about the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Jharkhand, its executive, judiciary and legislative branches, and its departments. The Governor of Jharkhand is C.P. Radhakrishnan, appointed by the President of India.
Jharkhand is an Indian state that was formed in 2000. The chief minister is the head of the state government and is appointed by the governor based on the majority of seats in the legislative assembly. See the list of seven people who have served as chief ministers since 2000.
Jharkhand is a state in eastern India with Ranchi as its capital and Dumka as its sub-capital. It is known for its forests, hills, waterfalls and religious sites, and has a rich history and culture dating back to ancient and medieval periods.
Maithili is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in parts of India and Nepal, native to the Mithila region. It has a rich literary and cultural heritage, and is one of the official languages of India and Nepal.