Socio-Cultural Issues in Contemporary India — Flashcards

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The caste system originally prescribed duties with reference to caste, and people were regarded as equal in social status and free to take up any profession. Later, it became birth-based because of he…

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Caste became birth-based, inter-caste dining and marriage were forbidden, and lower castes were denied access to common wells, temples, and closeness to higher castes. This created social inequality a…

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Caste-based discrimination can lead to violence and makes democracy weaker because people may support a candidate only on caste identity instead of merit. This divides society into artificial groups a…

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After 1947, the government addressed these issues through legislation and social action. NGOs, civil society, and social groups also helped improve the situation.

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The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 is a law passed to provide equal remuneration to men and women for similar work. It supports fairness in wages and helps reduce gender inequality.

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The Ladli Scheme is a government scheme for the protection of the girl child. An amount is set aside at the birth of a girl child and is given to her when she turns eighteen, to be used for education …

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The Jaccha Baccha Scheme is a scheme under which state governments take care of the birth of the child and all expenditure related to medical assistance for the upbringing of the child.

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Girls are often discriminated against in health, education, and jobs. In many families, sons are preferred for old-age security, and girls are seen as an economic burden. As a result, female babies ma…