WORKING OF THE CONSTITUTION
Q1 When did India adopted right based approach ?
Ans 1) India adopted democracy after independence. Each government which come to power took efforts to make democratisation process more profound.
2) Citizens were considered as beneficiaries by these governments in the initial stages.
3) After the year 2000, approach towards citizens changed and democratic reforms were considered as rights of citizens
4) Hence, the Right of Information, Education and food security was granted not as beneficiaries but as rights of citizens. This approach is known as Right Based Approach.
Q2 Why is right to information important feature in working of government ?
Ans 1) Citizen empowerment is the essential condition of democracy.
2) It is necessary to create opportunities for citizens participation and interaction with government.
3) Increased communication between citizens and government helps in strengthering democracy and in building relationship of trust between them.
4) Citizen's have a right to know about the functioning of the government.
5) The government of India gave the right to Information to the citizens of India to ensure transparency and accountability which are the hallmarks of good governance.
6) Right to information has made the government more transparent and has reduced the element of secrecy in the working of government.
Q3 How is Indian democracy is considered the largest democracy in the world ?
Ans 1) The increasing participation of the people in the political process and political competition shows that Indian democracy
has become successful.
2) The voting age reduced from 21 to 18 years gave opportunity of political participation to the young generation in India. Such provisions have made India the largest democracy in the world.
Q4 How does the Secrecy in the working of the government has increased due to Right to Information ?
Ans 1) The government of India gave the Right to Information to the citizens of India to ensure transparency and accountability which are the hallmarks of good governance.
2) Right to information has made the government more transparent and has reduced the element of secrecy in the working of the government.
Q5 What provisions had government made regarding minorities ?
Ans 1) The Indian constitution has made several provisions for the protections of minorities.
2) The government has adopted several policies for minorities to provide them the opportunities for education and employment.
3) The Indian constitution prohibits discrimination on the basis of caste, religion, race, language and region.
4) This is a comprehensive provision for minorities which fundamentally protects their right to equality, freedom, right against exploitation and cultural and educational rights.
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