The University of Delhi has introduced a new three-year undergraduate course in existing semester system under the Choice Based Credit System from 2015-16 academic session. The three-year course includes more or less uniform structure and similar content in Core, Elective, Discipline Specific Elective, Generic Elective and Ability Enhancement/Skill Development papers across the University as suggested by the University Grants Commission. The idea of launching this course was to develop an understanding about the discipline as well as to improve the ability and skill to apply the understanding of the discipline in day-to-day life. To accomplish the objective, the Department of Political Science, University of Delhi also included one of the Skill Based papers named as "Your Laws, Your Rights" to be taught to the Graduate (Hons) students. This paper and its content of syllabus are focused on such laws that have direct relationship with the rights of different segments of society, particularly the deprived, discriminated and marginalized segments. The fact is that laws are there and law implementing agencies are at work, but ignorance on the part of the citizenry is the real hurdle which ultimately fails the purpose of laws to make a society of equals, dignified and rights aware citizens. Public legal education restores security and legitimacy, thus strengthening nation. In presumption that larger section of the society is legally not aware about their rights and welfare schemes, this book is written. Since economically weaker section of students cannot afford to buy many books/journals/ magazines/ on related topics, efforts have been made to provide all relevant comprehensive materials as per concerned syllabus of undergraduate 3/4 semester, Political Science, University of Delhi in this textbook. Also, my book is intended for use by undergraduate/postgraduate students of other Universities. The source of reading material is duly acknowledged in bibliography.
This text book is primarily focused on rule of law and the criminal justice system in India, laws relating to criminal justice administration, equality and non-discrimination based on gender, caste, class or disability, empowerment through right to information or rights of consumers. Additionally, the text book has addressed the redistribution, recognition and livelihood issues through rights of forest dwellers, issue of women's property rights and rural employment guarantee. Due to increasing digitization, the past decade has witnessed several consumers' friendly changes in availability of information and following processes in procuring Adhar card, Voter identity card, ration card, driving licence or various Government Schemes such as Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana and Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme. These are of paramount importance and hence included in the textbook.
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