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Government of India Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
26-November-2012 18:00 IST
Eradication of Untouchability
Article 17 of the Constitution of India has abolished the
practice of untouchability; its practice in any form is forbidden and is an
offence punishable in accordance with law. An Act of Parliament, namely, the
Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955, prescribes punishment for the enforcement
of any disability arising from preaching and practice of untouchability. As per
the data provided by the National Crime Records Bureau, Ministry of Home
Affairs, during 2011, 74 cases were registered by the police under the PCR Act.
The said Act is implemented by the concerned State Governments and Union Territory Administrations. With a view to ensure effective implementation of provisions of the Act, Central assistance is provided to States/Union Territories, which includes strengthening of the enforcement machinery, incentive for inter caste marriages and awareness generation. They are requested to implement provisions of the Act in letter and spirit. The Central Government has been addressing the States/UTs to implement provisions of the PCR Act in letter and spirit. A Committee under the Chairpersonship of Union Minster for Social Justice & Empowerment which was constituted in the year 2006, also inter-alia reviews implementation of the PCR Act in State/UTs. The Committee has so far held twenty meetings wherein implementation of the said Act in 24 States and 4 Union Territories has been reviewed. This information was given by the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri P. Balram Naik in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today. |
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