Tag: rights of children and women

Article 21A of the Constitution of India was inserted by the Constitutional 86th Amendment Act which made the basic education a fundamental right for the children in the age group of 6 to 14 years and has imposed a duty upon the state to provide the same.

Indian Education Commission is also called as Kothari Commission which was set up by the Indian government to examine the education sector and present necessary changes. It was formed on 14 July 1964 under the chairmanship of Daulat Singh Kothari, then chairman of the University Grants Commission.

Right against exploitation embodies two articles viz. Art. 23 and 24 which deals with abolition of human trafficking and abolition of employment of children below 14 yrs of age in dangerous jobs. 

Trafficking means dealing or trading humans illegally. It is done for forced labour, sexual exploitation, begging, sexual slavery, etc. Article 23 of the Indian Constitution deals with prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labour.

Poverty may be defined as a social condition where individuals do not have financial means to meet the most basic standards of life that is acceptable by the society. Individuals experiencing poverty do not have the means to pay for basic needs of daily life like food, clothes and shelter.

Youth can be considered as the wealth of the nation. As the future of a country depends on the youth. To secure the future of a country one  should strengthen the youth. As they are the pride of the nation. 

As per Child Labour Prohibition Act of 1986, a "Child" is defined as any person below the age of 14 and the CLPR Act prohibits employment of a Child in any employment including as a domestic help. The practice deprives children of their childhood, and negatively affects their physical and mental development. 

Children are the supreme assets of the nation. They require special care and attention to develop into a responsible grown adult. Today's children are key to the future, more healthy and adequately they transform into an adult, more the nation will prosper.

Children require a healthy, fearless, and comfortable environment for their development. The Convention on Rights of Child 1989 provides that children should be protected from torture and cruel treatment. It creates a fear in the child and leads to ill development of a child.