The document discusses several articles from the Indian Constitution related to equal rights and opportunities. Article 39(a) guarantees the right to livelihood, 39(d) guarantees equal pay for equal work regardless of gender, and the Equal Remuneration Act of 1976 aims to achieve this. Article 39(e) protects workers from abuse and economic necessity. Article 51(e) promotes harmony and common brotherhood across religious, linguistic, and regional diversities. Articles 243D and 243T reserve seats for women in local governments.

1. DPSP and other constitutional
status

2. Article 39.
• 39(a) that the citizens, men and women equally, have the right to
an adequate means of livelihood;
• (d) that there is equal pay for equal work for both men and women;
•
The Supreme Court has given a judgement based on it in the case
of State of Punjab and Ors. v. Jagjit Singh and ors wherein it was
held that an employee engaged for the same work cannot be paid
less than another who performs the same duties and
responsibilities and certainly not in a welfare state.
•
The Equal remuneration Act 1976 has been significant government
step towards equal pay for equal work.

3. S. Narkara Vs Union of India
• S. Narkara Vs Union of India the court was of
the opinion that Article 38(d) of the Indian
Constitution that the state will endeavour to
limit the imbalances in pay and attempt to
take out disparities in status, offices and
openings among people as well as among
gatherings of individuals living in various
territories with various livelihood.

4. 39(e)
• (e) health and strength of workers, men and
women, and the tender age of children are
not abused and that citizens are not forced by
economic necessity to enter avocations
unsuited to their age or strength; that

5. 39A.
• Equal justice and free legal aid.—The State
shall secure that the operation of the legal
system promotes justice, on a basis of equal
opportunity, and shall, in particular, provide
free legal aid, by suitable legislation or
schemes or in any other way, to ensure that
opportunities for securing justice are not
denied to any citizen by reason of economic or
other disabilities.]

6. Maternity relief
• Art.42. Provision for just and humane
conditions of work and maternity relief.—The
State shall make provision for securing just
and humane conditions of work and for
maternity relief.

7. Uniform civil code
• 44. Uniform civil code for the citizens.—The
State shall endeavour to secure for the citizens
a uniform civil code throughout the territory
of India.

8. Fundamental Duties
• 51(e) to promote harmony and the spirit of
common brotherhood amongst all the people
of India transcending religious, linguistic and
regional or sectional diversities; to renounce
practices derogatory to the dignity of women;

9. • 51 A(k) who is a parent or guardian to provide
opportunities for education to his child or, as
the case may be, ward between the age of six
and fourteen years.]

10. Article 243D
• Article 243 D clause 2
• Not less then one third of total number of
seats reserved under clause 1 shall be
reserved for women belonging SC ST
• 243D 3 one third seats reserved for women .

11. Article 243 T
• Reservation for women in Muncipalities.

12. Article 326
• Adult suffrage