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/social-welfare/important-documents-for-indian-citizens

This section provides information about the important documents for Indian citizens. 

This section covers topics like right to food, housing, employment etc 

/social-welfare/social-justice-and-empowerment

This folder serves as a comprehensive overview of the Department of Social Justice & Empowerment’s mandate and its impact on India’s most vulnerable populations. It outlines the strategic framework used to provide social, educational, and economic support to ten key marginalized groups.

This section covers laws, acts, policies, schemes, institutions and other aspects related to Minority welfare.

/social-welfare/social-awareness/witchcraft-sorcery

This topic contains the Information related to Witchcraft & Sorcery



/social-welfare/social-awareness/national-narcotics-helpline-manas

National Narcotics Helpline MANAS helps citizens of the country to anonymously connect for seeking advice on de-addiction and rehabilitation, sharing information on drug trafficking

/social-welfare/social-awareness/international-day-of-the-worlds-indigenous-peoples

International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples is a UN celebration on August 9 every year.

/social-welfare/social-awareness/handling-substance-abuse-in-communities

This topic provides information for Communities on Handling of Substance Abuse.

/social-welfare/social-awareness/world-day-of-social-justice

Provides information about World Day of Social Justice - 20 February

/social-welfare/social-awareness/investigative-journalism-the-relentless-pursuit-of-truth-in-an-age-of-misinformation

Investigative journalism is a public service, a watchdog against power, and a reckoning force for truth.

/social-welfare/social-awareness/corruption-1

This section provides information related to corruption and initiatives to curb it.

/social-welfare/social-awareness/preventing-and-responding-to-sexual-voilence

This Section provides information on community efforts for preventing Sexual violence.

/social-welfare/social-awareness/female-infanticide

This article gives basic information on  female Infanticide

/social-welfare/social-awareness/caste-system-in-india

This article gives basic information on Caste system in India

This article gives basic information on dowry - the social evil.

/social-welfare/social-awareness/child-marriages

This article gives basic information about child marriage - a social evil

This section provides information about schemes of government to fight against social evils. 

/social-welfare/social-awareness/national-unity-day

Provides information about National Unity Day - October 31.

/social-welfare/social-awareness/protection-of-good-samaritans

This topic provides information about Guidelines and SOP for Protection of Good Samaritans.

/social-welfare/social-awareness/human-trafficking-1

This section provides information about Human Trafficking.

/social-welfare/social-awareness/csirs-societal-platform-for-public

This article gives basic information on CSIR’s Societal Platform for Public.

/social-welfare/social-awareness/modern-social-evils

This analysis explores how contemporary social evils have transitioned from overt physical injustices to nuanced psychological and systemic challenges.

/social-welfare/social-awareness/legal-awareness/delay-in-possession-by-builderdeveloper

This article gives basic information on how the law can help in case property possession is delayed by builder.

/social-welfare/social-awareness/legal-awareness/prevention-of-corruption

This article gives basic information on Prevention of Corruption.

/social-welfare/social-awareness/legal-awareness/national-legal-services-day

National Legal Services Day is celebrated every year on November 9.

/social-welfare/social-awareness/legal-awareness/legal-provisions-in-child-labour-trafficking

This topic briefs about the provisions of law applicable at various stages of trafficking of child labourers.


/social-welfare/social-awareness/legal-awareness/manual-scavenging

This topic provides information about Manual scavenging

/social-welfare/social-awareness/legal-awareness/legal-provisions-related-to-sexual-offences-against-women

Legal provisions related to protecting women from harmful practices.

/social-welfare/social-awareness/legal-awareness/legal-provisions-related-to-child-labour

Provides information about Legal provisions related to child labour in India.

/social-welfare/social-awareness/legal-awareness/rape-legal-awareness

This topic covers the legal awareness information related to Rape

/social-welfare/social-awareness/legal-awareness/explaining-the-law-on-child-labour

A simple explainer providing a snapshot of the law related to Child Labour In India

/social-welfare/social-awareness/legal-awareness/law-on-child-sexual-abuse

This topic explains legal provisions to combat child sexual abuse.

/social-welfare/social-awareness/legal-awareness

This section provides information related to various laws related to social evils. 

/social-welfare/social-awareness/consumer-education

This Section covers the Information related to Consumer Education

This section covers information about Fight against social evils, under various topics like child marriage, dowry problem etc.

This section covers the Information related to Disaster Management, NDMA institutions and policies and Acts

/social-welfare/rural-poverty-alleviation-1

This section covers laws, schemes, policies, acts and institutions related to rural poverty alleviation.  

The topic briefs about various schemes, institutions and policies and acts related to welfare of Scheduled Tribes.

This section covers about laws, schemes, policies, acts and institutions related to senior citizens welfare.

The section covers Welfare measures, schemes, Policies, Acts and other aspects related to unorganised sector.

This section highlights experiences of communities in solving social issues. 

Provides information related to Youth in India

This section provides information about Human rights. 

/social-welfare/urban-poverty-alleviation-1

This section covers laws, policies, acts, schemes and institutions related to urban poverty alleviation.

/social-welfare/scheduled-caste-welfare-1

This topic covers various aspects related Scheduled Caste welfare Schemes, Programmes and Institutions etc

This section covers policies, funding opportunities and best practices related to NGO sector.

/social-welfare/social-security-and-insurance

Social security and insurance provide vital protection against financial risks like old age, disability, and sickness. These systems, often mandatory, include government-backed schemes, employer contributions, and private insurance to ensure income security. Key schemes include life insurance (PMJJBY), accidental cover (PMSBY), and pension plans (APY), primarily covering formal workers but expanding to the unorganized sector.

This section provides information about Entrepreneurship and associated government schemes, start-ups, best practices, etc

This section covers aspects related to basics of finance, investments, savings, insurance and loans. 

This section provides information about the Direct benefit transfer in various government schemes.

/social-welfare/differently-abled-welfare

This section covers laws, schemes, policies, acts, institutions and other aspects related to differently-abled welfare.

This section covers about skill development programmes, policies and schemes. 

/social-welfare/women-and-child-development

This section covers various policies, organisations and other legal aspects related to women and child development.

<h3>Constitution of India</h3>
<ul>
<li>Article 23: Prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labours. Prohibits trafficking in human beings, forced labour in any form</li>
<li>Article 24: Prohibits employment of children below 14 years in factories, mines, and hazardous work.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<h3>Other Acts</h3>
<ol>
<li><a title="External website that opens in new window" href="https://pencil.gov.in/THE%20CHILD%20LABOUR%20(PROHIBITION%20AND%20REGULATION)%20AMENDMENT%20ACT,%202016(1).pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986&nbsp; (Amended in 2016)</a></li>
<li><a title="External website that opens in new window" href="https://www.indiacode.nic.in/handle/123456789/20062" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023</a> - Section 143 and 144 deals with Punishment for human trafficking and exploitation of trafficked children.</li>
<li><a class="pdf-icon" title="External website that opens in new window" href="https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/15378/1/the_immoral_traffic_%28prevention%29_act%2C_1956.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956</a></li>
<li><a class="pdf-icon" title="External website that opens in new window" href="https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/1491/1/197619.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bonded Labour System (Abolition Act, 1976)</a></li>
<li><a class="pdf-icon" title="The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) (Pdf file that opens in new window)" href="https://www.indiacode.nic.in/handle/123456789/20062" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)</a></li>
<li><a class="pdf-icon" title="External website that opens in new window" href="https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/2079/1/AA2012-32.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Protection of Children from Sexual offences (POCSO) Act, 2012</a></li>
<li><a class="pdf-icon" title="External website that opens in new window" href="https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/15338/1/scheduled_castes_and_the_scheduled_tribes.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989.</a></li>
<li><a class="pdf-icon" title="External website that opens in new window" href="https://www.indiacode.nic.in/handle/123456789/2148" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015</a></li>
<li><a class="pdf-icon" title="External website that opens in new window" href="https://labour.gov.in/whatsnew/child-labour-prohibition-and-regulation-amendment-act-2016" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Child Labour (Prohibition Registration) Act, 2016.</a></li>
<li><a class="pdf-icon" title="External website that opens in new window" href="https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/15433/1/transplantation_of_human_organs_and_tissues_act,_1994.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Transplantation of Human Organ Act, 1994</a></li>
<li><a class="pdf-icon" title="External website that opens in new window" href="https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/15943/1/the_prohibition_of_child_marriage_act%2C_2006.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA) of 2006</a></li>
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<p>Source: Portal Content Team</p>