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FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF THE CITIZEN

 There are Six fundamental rights recognized by the Indian Constitution,

1. Right to Equality (Articles 14-18 )

                Right to Equality is one of the Fundamental right which is granted to all Citizens in the Indian Constitution.
Article- 14. Equality before law.
              15.  Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth.
              16. Equality of opportunity in matters of public employment
              17. Abolition of Untouchability.
              18. Abolition of titles.
Types of Equality which is also mentioned in Preamble are, Natural,Social,Civil,Political,Economic and Legal.

2. Right to Freedom ( Articles 19-22)
      
                   The Articles 19, 20, 21A and 22 of the Indian Constitution guarantees Right to Freedom for all Citizens to live a life of  among other things .
Article- 19. Protection of 6 rights concerning the freedom of Speech and Expression, Assembly,                                  Association, Movement, Residence, Profession. 
              20. Protection with respect to conviction for offence
              21. Right to life and personal liberty
           21A. Right to elementary education
              22. Protection against arrest and detention in certain cases.

3. Right Against Exploitation ( Articles 23-24)

                  Rights against Exploitation is an important Fundamental rights that guarantee every citizen Protection from any kind of Forced Labour.
Article-23. Prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labour . It protects citizens not only                              against the State but also from private citizens.
            24. Prohibition of employment of children in factories, etc.Laws that were passed in pursuance                      of Article 24 in India.
  •  The Factories Act, 1948
  •  The Mines Act of 1952
  • The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986
  • Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Amendment Act, 2016
  • Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Rules, 2017
                 
4. Right to Freedom of Religion (Articles 25-28)
             
                 Right to freedom of Religion is guaranteed not only to Individuals but also to all religious groups in India. Right to Freedom of Religion is Enshrined in Articles 25 to 28.
Article-25.guarantees the freedom of conscience, the freedom to profess, practice, and propagate                             religion to all citizens.
            26.Freedom to manage religious affairs.
            27.Freedom as to payment of taxes for promotion of any particular religion.
            28. Freedom as to attendance at religious instruction or religious worship in certain educational                    institutions
 Therefore, Indian Constitution provides a secular State guarantees freedom of religion in Article 25 to Article 28 to all persons, whether they belong to minority community or majority community.

5. Cultural and Educational Rights (Articles 29-30)
                                                  
               Right to Cultural and Educational Rights safeguards the rights of cultural , linguistics and religious minorities. This Fundamental rights safeguards the culture of all minority groups in India.
Article-29. Protection of interests of minorities.

(1) Any section of the citizens residing in the territory of India or any part thereof having a distinct language, script or culture of its own shall have the right to conserve the same.
(2) No citizen shall be denied admission into any educational institution maintained by the State or receiving aid out of State funds on grounds only of religion, race, caste, language or any of them.

 Article-30. Right of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions.

(1) All minorities, whether based on religion or language, shall have the right to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice.
(2) The State shall not, in granting aid to educational institutions, discriminate against any educational institution on the ground that it is under the management of a minority, whether based on religion or language.     
                 
6. Right to Constitutional remedies (Article 32-35)

               Fundamental Rights is the special feature of Indian Constitution, Fundamental Rights is the PART 3rd of the Indian Constitution , thus fundamental rights is enforceable by law, if the Fundamental rights of any individual citizen is violated by any institution, government or others ,the individual citizen can seek fundamental remedy under, Article 32 of the Indian Constitution in the Supreme court.  Article-32. Remedies for enforcement of rights conferred by this Part.
            33. Power of Parliament to modify the rights conferred by this Part in their application to Forces, etc.
            34. Restriction on rights conferred by this Part while martial law is in force in any area.
            35. Legislation to give effect to the provisions of this Part.    
 
The Fundamental rights of India plays a vital role to protect the individual's right ,Every Indian citizen should keep in mind that there is immense importance is given by the Indian Constitution for the protection of the citizens individual's fundamental rights .
                 
                

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