On Equality - Chapter Wise CBSE Solved Question and Answer Based On NCERT
Points To Remember:
The key feature of democracy is equality.
In a democratic country like India, all adults are allowed to vote irrespective of their caste, creed, religion. An adult wheter he is rich or poor, educated or uneducated, he has right to vote.
Cate system is one of the most common form of inequality in India. Dalit is the term that is used by so called lower castes to adress themselves. They were not treated equaly in the pas . They were forced to serve so called rich or upper caste people.There situation has improved now, but still it is in practice in rular areas.
When persons are treated unequally, their dignity is voilated badly.
Indian constitution has given right to equality to every person. That is every individual in the country, including male or female from all castes, religion, tribes, educational and economical background are recognised as equal and shares equal rights and opportunities.
According to Indian democracy- “every person right from president to a domestic worker is equal before the law and has to obey the same law”. No person can be discriminated against on the basis of their religion, race, caste, birth place or whether they are male or female.
Each and every person is allowed to visit all public places including playgrounds, hotel, shops, markets and mall.
Government has set up several schemes in order to increase the lives of communities and people who have been treated unequally for several centuries. One of these schemes includes midday meal serving scheme in schools.
Civil Rights Movement was started under Civil Right Act of 1964 in USA to prohibit descrimination on the basis of race, religion or national origin.
