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Fundamental Rights

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The fundamental rights were included in the Constitution of India because they were considered essential for the development of the personality of every individual and to preserve human dignity. The writers of the constitution regarded democracy of no avail if civil liberties, like freedom of speech and religion, were not recognised and protected by the State. According to them, “democracy” is, in essence, a government by opinion and therefore, the means of formulating public opinion should be secured to the people of a democratic nation.

For this purpose, the constitution guaranteed to all the citizens of India the freedom of speech and expression and various other freedoms in the form of the fundamental rights.

The six fundamental rights are:

  • Right to Equality (Article 14 – 18)
  • Right to Freedom (Article 19 – 22)
  • Right against Exploitation (Article 23 – 24)
  • Right to Freedom and Religion (Article 25 – 28)
  • Cultural and Educational Rights (Article 29 – 30)
  • Right to Constitutional Remedies (Article 32 – 35)

If the fundamental rights provided by the constitution are violated, the Supreme Court and the High Courts can issue writs under Articles 32 and 226 of the Constitution, respectively, directing the State Machinery for enforcement of the fundamental rights.

All people, irrespective of race, religion, caste or gender, have been given the right to petition the Supreme Court of the High Courts for the enforcement of their fundamental rights. It is not necessary that the aggrieved party has to be the one to do so. Poverty-stricken people may not have means to do so and therefore, in the public interest, anyone can commence litigation in the court on their behalf. This is known as “public interest litigation”. In some cases, High Court judges have acted suo moto on their own on the basis of newspaper reports.

Full article is available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_rights_in_India

Educate, Organise, Agitate

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Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (popularly known as Babasaheb) has given this clarion call (slogan) to his followers because he believed that caste-based marginalisation had led millions of Dalits into abject mental and physical poverty, and stripped them of their humanity. The three pillars of the clarion call will guide the way towards emancipation, freedom, justice, equality, fraternity and liberty as guaranteed by the Indian Constitution.

His call has three components and let us understand each one:

  • Educate – This emphasizes the importance of acquiring and spreading of knowledge and awareness. It involves educating self and individuals about social issues, injustices, and the need for change. Education is seen as a powerful tool to enlighten people, fostering understanding and critical thinking.
  • Organise – Organizing involves bringing people together, forming groups/associations/societies/trusts/etc. for developing collective wisdom, establishing movements to collectively address issues and work towards a common goal.
  • Agitate – Agitation refers to actively and passionately and in compliance to the law of land, advocating for change. Agitation is the action phase of the strategy, where individuals actively push (by all legal means available at their disposal) for the implementation of the desired changes.

Stand-up India

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https://www.standupmitra.in

Stand-up India Scheme facilitates bank loans between Rs.10 Lakh and Rs.1 Crore to at least one Scheduled Caste (SC) or Scheduled Tribe (ST) borrower and at least one woman borrower per bank branch for setting up a greenfield enterprise. This enterprise may be in manufacturing, services, agri-allied activities or the trading sector. In case of non-individual enterprises at least 51% of the shareholding and controlling stake should be held by either an SC/ST or woman entrepreneur.

SC-ST Hub

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https://www.scsthub.in

The National SC-ST Hub has been set up to provide professional support to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Entrepreneurs to fulfil the obligations under the Central Government Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Smal Enterprises Order 2012, adopt applicable business practices and leverage the Stand Up India Initiative. The Hub was launched on October 18, 2016.

The Hub is being implemented by the National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC), a public sector undertaking under the administrative control of the Ministry of MSME.

The Hub supports existing SC/ST entrepreneurs and enterprises in technological upgradation and capacity building thereby enabling them to effectively participate in government procurement process. This would involve active participation by CPSEs/Central Ministries, States, Industy Associations such as DICCI and others. Selected entrepreneurs would be provided with support and mentoring by industry experts, CPSEs & Incubators

The main action points include:

  • To encourage SC/ST owned units to achieve their share of at least 4% of total procurement being made by Central/State Governments, CPSEs and other government agencies
  • To prepare strategy for intervention through industry associations to sensitize, encourage and enable the SC/ST owned units for participation in Public Procurement Process
  • Collection, collation and dissemination of information regarding SC/ST enterprises and entrepreneurs
  • Facilitating SC/ST Entrepreneurs to be part of vendor development programs and mentoring support by specific CPSE matching the products/services of such entrepreneurs
  • Facilitating SC/ST Entrepreneurs’ participation in Public Procurement through the e-platform of DGS&D and monitoring the progress

133rd Birth Anniversary of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

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Today (i.e. on 14th April, 2024), the entire world is celebrating the 133rd Birth Anniversary of Bharat Ratna Babasaheb Dr. B. R. Ambedkar. Life of Dr. Ambedkar teaches us to remain determined and true in our efforts in pursuit of our aims and objects. Parivrajaka Foundation wishes everyone a very happy birth anniversary.

Let’s study The Constitution of India

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Shri Sanjay Singh, Director, Parivrajaka Foundation flagged a mission to invite citizens of India to study the Constitution of India by donating a book to Shri Kumud Bagh in the presence of Shri Sambray Tudu and Shri Rajaram Ingle on 16.05.2023.

Shri Rajaram Ingle, Shri Kumud Bagh, Shri Sanjay Singh, Shri Sambray Tudu

The Constitution is the fundamental law of a nation that outlines the powers and limitations of the government, and the rights and duties of citizens. It is an essential document that sets the framework for the governance of a country, and serves as a safeguard against the tyranny and abuse of power.

The knowledge of the Constitution of India will make every citizen aware of his rights and duties. It will allow him to identify opportunities to improve living standard of self and society.

In this mission, the following steps are to be followed:

  1. Purchase and study book (from any publisher of your choice) on the Constitution of India.
  2. After reading donate this to book to another individual from society, family or friends with a condition that he should read the book within 20-30 days. If he finds it worth retaining, he can keep it in his personal collection and buy another copy and return. If not, he can return the same copy back.
  3. After receiving the copy, the same shall be donated to another person.

This will form a chain and more and more people will read the book. Also invite people to keep this book along with other religious texts. Religious texts are for spiritual growth, so this book is for material and physical growth.