103rd Constitutional Amendment Act: The Important components of the 103rd constitutional Amendment are: The amendment changed two fundamental rights, Article 15 and 16. The amendments provide for the advancement of the “economically weaker sections” of the society. The amendment aims to fulfil the commitments of the directive principles of state policy under Article 46, to promote …
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has drafted National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction (2018-2023) for addressing the problem of drug and substance abuse in the country, dumping a long-pending draft policy on the matter. Components of the Action Plan The components of the National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction (2018-2023) are: The …
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Context: Delhi High Court has declared 25 sections of Bombay Prevention of Begging Act, 1959 which have been extended to Delhi, as “unconstitutional”. With this, it has struck down legal provision criminalising begging in national capital. The court’s order came on PILs which had sought decriminalisation of begging in capital and beggar by challenging provisions …
Facts: According to Census 2011 reports, India has 10.1 million working children in the age group of 5-14 years. (#diagram) Out of this, 8.1 million are in rural areas, mainly engaged as cultivators (26%) and agricultural laborers (32.9%). India tops the list when it comes to the number of children still living and working in bonded …
What is Manual Scavenging? “Manual scavenger” means a person engaged in manually carrying human excreta and the expression “manual scavenging” shall be construed accordingly Some events/keywords related to it? Manual Scavenging in modern airports: Despite Manual Scavenging being banned in Tamil Nadu it still takes place at the Chennai airport. Workers have been spotted cleaning …
In India under the Schedule VII, land is a state subject while land acquisition is a concurrent subject. This creates friction in federal nature of our polity as the state sensitivities are sometimes not realized by Union’s acquisitions. Land Acquisition Laws by State The controversies regarding the Land Acquisition Bill have brought the rural development …