Which among the following ministry is entrusted responsible person to the requirements of neglected and marginalised people?
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is the nodal ministry of the Government of India for the welfare, social justice and empowerment of disadvantaged and marginalised sections of society.
Its target groups include Scheduled Castes, Other Backward Classes, senior citizens, victims of alcoholism and substance abuse, transgender persons, persons engaged in begging, and denotified and nomadic tribes, which are the neglected and marginalised groups referred to in the stem.
The other ministries serve one specific group each: Tribal Affairs looks after Scheduled Tribes, Women and Child Development looks after women and children, and Minority Affairs looks after notified religious minorities.
Hence, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
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Assertion [A], Reason [R] Question Type :
Assertion [A] : “Ascertaining Caste as part of the ongoing nation wide census exercise was nothing wrong” – Supreme Court.
Reason [R] : Ascertaining caste to know how many people are in need of welfare and it is a matter of public policy.
From the following, which of the egalitarian social order lays foundation for Constitution of India?
(i) Abolition of untouchability
(ii) Protection from social injustice and exploitation
(iii) Prohibition of illegal migrants
What is the Act of the Indian Constitution that has special provisions for the socio-economic development of SCs, STs and OBCs?
Match correctly the Acts with the corresponding years
(a) Dowry Prohibition Act 1. 1990 (b) Hindu Marriage Act 2. 1961 (c) National Commission for Women Act 3. 2001 (d) National Policy for Empowerment of Women 4. 1955 Arrange the following “Human Rights” events in chronological order.
(1) Convention on the Elimination of all the forms of discrimination against women.
(2) Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).
(3) International Committee of Red Cross.
(4) Magna Carta.
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- What is meant by Social Equality ?
- The idea of social justice requires that
1. equal treatment be supplemented with principle of proportionality
2. due and equal consideration is given to all individuals
3. equality of treatment be tran-scended to recognise special needs
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1. Only the Parliament may endow Panchayats with powers and authority
2. A state may devolve powers to Panchayats in preparation of plans for economic development and social justice
3. A state may devolve powers to Panchayats in implementation of schemes for economic develop-ment and social justice
Select the correct answer using the code given below : - The major cleavage in global human rights discourse has been between :
