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UTILITY
1Help uphold constitutional principles as Article 14, 15, 17 etc by means of prevention against untouchability etc
2Improved the status of women in the society eg. Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act [bodily autonomy], Bete Bachao Beti Padhao
3Social egalitarianism eg. SC/ST prevention of Atrocities act - yet it cannot be successful in entirety without change in behavioural and mindset of the people
1the role of civil society to spread awareness
2Role of social reformers to change morality
eg. Akshay Dutta effort in Jharkhand to eliminate witchcraft despite superstition .
Thus there is a need for all stakeholders- government, judiciary, civil society to come together and ensure the weeding out of anachronistic beliefs
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- Specific legislative references
- Concrete examples of schemes and initiatives
- Holistic approach involving multiple stakeholders
Topper
Surabhi Srivastava
AIR 562023
Subject & Paper
GS1GS1
Topic
Social Empowerment, Communalism, Regionalism & Secularism
Role of law and civil society in social reform
Constitutional protections and social reform mechanisms
Writing Stats
118
Total words
5
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analytical with practical examples
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