Question

Name three major constitutional provision for the protection of women and children in india

Answer 1

Answer:

Constitutional provisions for the protection of women and children:

a. Right to equality which provides for no discrimination on the basis of sex and equal opportunities for women.

b. Right against exploitation which prevents human trafficking, particularly women for immoral purposes. Right against exploitation also bans child labour, where no body can be employed below the age of 14.

c. Right to education which provides for free and compulsory education for children upto the age of 14.

d. One can also give examples of 73rd and 74th constitutional amendments acts that provides for participation of women at the local levels through reservation of seats for them, also Domestic Violence Act 2005.