Question

Write on various commissions set up to safeguard the rights of different sections of society.

Answer the following question in 80 to 100 words:

Write information about any five commissions to safeguard the rights of different sections in India.

Answer the following question in 80 to 100 words:

Explain any five different institutions/commissions in India that protect the rights of various sections of society.

Answer 1

The following institutions have been established by the Indian Constitution and Acts of Parliament to protect the rights of different sections of society in India:

1. Scheduled Castes Commission: The Constitution established it to protect the interests of the scheduled castes and investigate complaints about violations of their rights.
2. Scheduled Tribes Commission: The Constitution established it to protect the interests of the scheduled tribes.
3. National Human Rights Commission: It was established by an Act of Parliament to protect citizens’ rights.
4. National Commission for Women: An Act of Parliament established this to accelerate women’s socioeconomic development.
5. National Commission for Backward Classes: It was established by an Act of Parliament to promote the welfare of the socially and economically disadvantaged segments of society.
6. National Commission for Protection of Rights of Children: An Act of Parliament established this to protect children.
7. Minorities Commission: The constitution established this to protect the interests of linguistic and religious minorities.

Answer 2

The benefits of good governance must be available to all the sections of the society. The constitution provides for socio-economic and political safeguards to certain disadvantaged sections of the society. Besides the safeguards provided for them the government has created several commissions to safeguard the rights of different sections of the society. These include the following:

1. National Commission for Scheduled Castes: Deals with matters related to the safeguards provided under the constitution and inquire into specific complaints relating to deprivation of rights of the Scheduled Caste community.
2. National Commission for Scheduled Tribes: Deals with matters related to the safeguards provided under the constitution and inquire into specific complaints relating to deprivation of rights of the Scheduled Tribe community.
3. National Human Rights Commission: It deals with protection of rights relating to life, liberty, equality and dignity guaranteed by the constitution.
4. National Commission for Women: This was created to facilitate the redressal of grievances and accelerate socio-economic development of women.
5. National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights: It seeks to protect, promote and defend child rights in the country. The Commission defines a child as a person in the 0 to 18 years of age group.
6. National Commission for Backward Classes: The focus is welfare of socially and economically backward classes.
7. National Commission for Minorities: It monitors the working of the safeguards for minorities provided in the Constitution and by laws enacted by the Parliament and the State Legislatures.
8. National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission: This provides for a consumer disputes redressal mechanism.