Social Justice Syllabus – UPSC

Social Justice Syllabus

Welfare Schemes for Vulnerable Sections of the population by the Centre and States and the Performance of these Schemes; Mechanisms, Laws, Institutions and Bodies constituted for the Protection and Betterment of these Vulnerable Sections.

Issues Relating to Development and Management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources.

Issues relating to Poverty and Hunger.

Detailed analysis of Social Justice Syllabus

Welfare Schemes for Vulnerable Sections

Schemes for the Following Vulnerable Sections

• SCs & STs
• Minorities
• Children
• Elderly
• Disabled
• Women
• Transgender

Performance of These Schemes

Mechanisms, Laws, Institutions & Bodies Constituted for Protection & Betterment of These Vulnerable Sections

• SCs:
  • The Protection of Civil Rights Act
  • The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act
  • National Commission for Scheduled Castes
  • Scheduled Castes Sub Plan
• Disabled:
  • The Rehabilitation Council of India Act
  • The Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act
  • Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act
  • The National Trust for Welfare of Persons with
    Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act
  • Rights of the Persons with Disabilities Act
• STs:
  • National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
  • Tribal Sub Plan
  • TRIFED
  • Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act
• Minorities:
  • National Commission for Minorities
  • National Commission for Religious and Linguistic Minorities

Women & Children

• The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act
• The Indecent Representation of Women (Prevention) Act
• The Dowry Prohibition Act
• The Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act
• The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act
• Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act
• Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act
• Central Adoption Resource Agency (CARA)
• The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act
• Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal)
• Pre-Conception and Pre Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PC&PNDT) Act
• Gender Budgeting
• National Policy for Women
• Domestic Violence Act
• Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act

Elderly

• Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act

Issues Relating to Development & Management of Social Sector/Services

Health

• India’s Performance on Various Health Indicators
• Weaknesses of Indian Healthcare System
• Health Infrastructure in India
• Universal Health Coverage
• 12th FYP Strategy
• Universal Health Coverage
• Health Insurance
• National Family Health Survey
• National Health Policy
• National Health Mission
• Maternal & Adolescent Health
• Child Health
• Antimicrobial Resistance
• Disease Burden in India
• Measures to Ensure Good Health Outcomes
• Government Initiatives

Education

• Status of Literacy in India
• Education Structure in India
• Challenges Faced by Education Sector in India
• Reforms Required
• Government Initiatives
• ASER Report
• Financing Education
• Subramanian Panel Report

Human Resource

• Need For Skill Development
• Skill Development Initiatives
• Challenges in Skilling Landscape in India
• Shortcomings of Current Skill Development Initiatives
• Reforms Required
• Steps that can Be Taken

Issues Relating to Poverty & Hunger

• Relation between Poverty & Hunger
• Distribution of Poverty & Hunger
• Magnitude & Trends of Poverty & Hunger
• Causes of Poverty & Hunger
• Cost/Impact of Poverty & Malnutrition
• MDGs & SDGs
• Food and nutrition insecurity – a consequence of structural inequities
• Constraints in Reducing Poverty & Hunger
• Measure to Reduce Poverty & Hunger – National Food Security Act, Mid-day Meal Scheme, MGNREGA etc.