Protective Discrimination The concept of Protective Discrimination is the policy of granting special privileges to the abused or oppressed people and to the under-privileged sections of the society. “Protective” is showing a care to someone. “Discrimination” is any action, policies or practices that deny an individual or a group for an equal access to the society’s resource, rewards and opportunities. This is explained in: Safeguards for SC/ST Privileges for Women Provisions for Children 1. Safeguards for SC/ST: Article-15(4) Article-15(5) Article-16(4A) Article-17 Article – 15(4): The fourth clause which was added by the constitution (1st Amendment) Act 1951, enables the state to make a special provision for the protection of the interest of the backward classes of citizens and is therefore an exception to the Article-15 and 29(2) of the constitution. Under clause-15(4), there are 2 things to be determined: a) Socially and educationally backward classes, b) The limit of reser...
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