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Economically Weaker Section (EWS) in India is a subcategory of people having an annual family income less than ₹ 8 lakh (US$9,400) and who do not belong to any category such as SC/ST/OBC (Central list) across India, nor to MBC in Tamil Nadu. [1]
The National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the Government of India that provides financial assistance to the elderly, widows and persons with disabilities in the form of social pensions. The NSAP scheme only includes Below Poverty Line individuals as beneficiaries.
Justice Pritam Pal has launched a non-political, but social outfit under the name of “Social Justice front”. Aim of this front would be to fight prevailing corruption, injustice with any individual or any section of society, drug abuse, female foeticide, character building, promote education, and work against various other prevailing social ...
Direct Benefit Transfer [a] or DBT is an attempt to change the mechanism of transferring subsidies launched by Government of India on 1 January 2013. This scheme or program aims to establish a Giro system to transfer subsidies directly to the people through their linked bank accounts.
This department came into existence when Haryana was established as a new state within India after being separated from Punjab. Abhimanyu Sindhu is the cabinet minister responsible for this department from October 2014.
Haryana Lok Adalat or Haryana State Legal Services Authority (People's Court) is an statutory and autonomous body and an alternative dispute resolution mechanism used in the state of Haryana.The Haryana Lok Adalat Act is designed to provide constitutional protection guaranteed under Article 14 and 39-A of the Constitution of India, of “ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR ALL”.
Haryana State Commission for Women was formed to investigate specific problems relating to women and apart from studying women related issues from the state. [3] The commission is equipped with powers to safeguard rights of women and ensure their protection and equality against any form of harassment and issues faced in the family and community.
In October 2019, the Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed a case, Monu Rajput v. State of Haryana, filed by a transgender man whose partner was being wrongfully detained by family members in Hansi. The court ruled that the partner could stay with her family, but gave the petitioner the right to visit from time to time. [122]