Which of the following actions by the Government will result in Protective Discrimination ?
1. Reservation of seats for women in local bodies
2. Provision of free education for children
3. Provision for securing just and humane condition of work and for maternity relief

How many of the above codes are correct::
(a) Only One
(b) Only Two
(c) All Three
(d) None

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Which of the following actions by the Government will result in Protective Discrimination ?
1. Reservation of seats for women in local bodies
2. Provision of free education for children
3. Provision for securing just and humane condition of work and for maternity relief

How many of the above codes are correct::
(a) Only One
(b) Only Two
(c) All Three
(d) None

ONLiNE UPSC · Accepted Answer

Article 15 empowers states to make a special provision for women and children. It is a kind of protective discrimination where the state can provide for reservation of seats for women in local bodies or provision of free education for children or a law made to implement the Directive Principle of State Policy enshrined in article 42 which enjoins the state to make provision for securing just and humane condition of the work and for maternity relief. This is not violative of Article 15 but will be within the purview of clause 3 of this article.

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Which of the following actions by the Government will result in Protective Discrimination ? 1. Reservation of seats for women in local bodies 2. Provision of free education for children 3. Provision for securing just and humane condition of work and for maternity relief How many of the above codes are correct:: (a) Only One (b) Only Two (c) All Three (d) None