Tag: understanding marginalisation

NCB stands for Narcotics Control Bureau which is a drug law enforcement and intelligence agency of India responsible for fighting against  drug trafficking and the abuse of illegal substances. The Narcotics Control Bureau was created on 17 March 1986.

Opium a dried latex obtained from opium poppy contains alkaloid morphine which is processed chemically to produce heroin and other synthetic opioids for medicinal use and for the illegal drug trade.

Codeine is an opiate used to treat pain, as a cough medicine, and for diarrhea.

• Opium a dried latex obtained from opium poppy contains alkaloid morphine which is processed chemically to produce heroin and other synthetic opioids for medicinal use and for the illegal drug trade.
  
• These are legally produced at Mandsaur, Ratlam, Neemuch. All the three places are located in India.
  

The law enacted for Control of Narcotic Substance in 1997 is known as Control of Narcotics Substances Act, 1997. This act ensures the control of production, processing and trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. 

Literacy is the backbone and heartbeat of a developing nation. A literate nation is free from any kind of slavery and open to varied arenas of progress. But, removing the scourge of illiteracy from a vast country like India is a tough mission. To convert this tough mission into an achievable one, the Government of India initiated the National Literacy Mission (NLM) in 1988. The mission aims at imparting functional literacy to millions of Indians, especially those in the age bracket of 15-35 years.

The Forest Rights Act, 2006 recognizes the rights of Adivasis to their homestead, cultivable and grazing land. This Act grants legal recognition to the rights of traditional forest dwelling communities, partially correcting the injustice caused by the forest laws. It also gives the opportunity to the public to conserve forests.

Article 17 of the Indian constitution says that the untouchability is abolished and its practice in any form is forbiddable. The main goal of this article is to remove caste discrimination which is prevalent still in the country. Discrimination on grounds of caste is punishable by the court of law.

In order to indicate to the government that untouchability was still being practiced and in a hideous manner, Dalit group demanded a new law that would list the various sorts of violence against Dalits and prescribe stringent punishment for those who indulge in them.  For that The Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes Act, 1989 was passed by the Government of India to safeguard Dalits from humiliation. The law seeks to both punish as well as influence the way people think.

Prevention of Atrocities Act 1989 has come to rescue of marginalized groups when they were treated badly by majority communities. The SC and ST (prevention of atrocities) Act was passed in the year 1989. This was enacted to prevent atrocities against scheduled castes and scheduled tribes.

Adivasis – the term literally means ‘original inhabitants’ – are communities who lived, and often continue to live, in close association with forests. Around 8 per cent of India’s population is Adivasi.

Adivasi societies are particularly prominent in Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and some north-eastern states, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Many smaller tribal groups are quite sensitive to ecological degradation caused by modernisation.