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Economically Weaker Section. Economically Weaker Section ( EWS) in India is a subcategory of people having an annual family income less than ₹8 lakh (US$9,600) and who do not belong to any category such as SC/ST / OBC (Central list) across India, nor to MBC in Tamil Nadu. [1] A candidate who does not fall under SC/ST/OBC and fulfils the EWS ...
B. R. Ambedkar. / 19.02500°N 72.83389°E / 19.02500; 72.83389. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (Bhīmrāo Rāmjī Āmbēḍkar; 14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956) was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer and political leader who headed the committee drafting the Constitution of India from the Constituent Assembly debates, served as Law ...
The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act or Right to Education Act ( RTE) is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted on 4 August 2009, which describes the modalities of the importance of free and compulsory education for children between the age of 6 to 14 years in India under Article 21A of the Indian Constitution. [1]
The Constitution (First Amendment) Act, 1951, enacted in 1951, made several changes to the Fundamental Rights provisions of the Indian constitution.It provided means to restrict freedom of speech and expression, validation of zamindari abolition laws, and clarified that the right to equality does not bar the enactment of laws which provide "special consideration" for weaker sections of society.
Seven main fundamental rights were originally provided by the Constitution – the right to equality, right to freedom, right against exploitation, right to freedom of religion, cultural and educational rights, and right to constitutional remedies. [19] However, the right to property was removed from Part III of the Constitution by the 44th ...
The Indian constitution is the world's longest for a sovereign nation. [4] [5] [6] At its enactment, it had 395 articles in 22 parts and 8 schedules. [a] [16] At about 145,000 words, it is the second-longest active constitution—after the Constitution of Alabama —in the world.
The Constitution of India was drafted by the Constituent Assembly, and it was implemented under the Cabinet Mission Plan on 16 May 1946. The members of the Constituent Assembly of India were elected by the Provincial Assemblies by a single, transferable-vote system of Proportional representation. The total membership of the Constituent Assembly ...
The Constitution spells out governmental powers with so much detail that many matters addressed by statute in other democracies must be addressed via constitutional amendment in India. As a result, the Constitution is amended roughly twice a year. The main purpose of the amendments is to become more relevant.