🌸 Women Empowerment – Constitutional Support

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Constitutional Provisions

• Article 14 – Law before equality
• Article 15(3) – Women-specific provisions allowed
• Article 16 – Equal opportunity in employment
• Article 39(d) – Equal pay for equal work
• Article 42 – Maternity relief
• Article 243D – Reservation in Panchayats

 Key Laws for Women

• Dowry Prohibition Act
• Domestic Violence Act, 2005
• Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013
• Maternity Benefit Act

Government Initiatives

• Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
• Ujjwala Yojana
• Mission Shakti
• Women Self Help Groups (SHGs)

GS-II Insight

Article 15(3) enables positive discrimination for women empowerment.

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